STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1563-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 122
                                     S.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.C.R. No. 122, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE
     REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY CONCERNING CRIMINAL
     HISTORY RECORD CHECKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request that the
Legislative Reference Bureau conduct a study on criminal history
records checks.

     The Department of the Attorney General, the Hawaii Civil
Rights Commission and the Sex Abuse Treatment Center testified in
support of the measure.

     Your Committee finds that a comprehensive review of the
issue of criminal record checks is necessary in order to ensure
fair and consistent application, rather than continuing to impose
requirements in a piecemeal fashion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of S.C.R. No. 122, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to
the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair