STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3071

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 153
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 153 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR
     TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS IF DIRECT
     FILING OF CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE INSTITUTED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution, as received by your
Committee, is to request the Auditor to conduct an audit of
potential cost savings if direct filing of criminal charges were
instituted.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Attorney General, the Honolulu Police Department, and the
Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of
Honolulu.  Testimony commenting on this measure, with suggested
amendments, was submitted by the Judiciary.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
resolution by:

     (1)  Substituting the Legislative Reference Bureau for the
          Auditor as the entity requested to study direct filing
          of criminal charges;

     (2)  Expanding the scope of the study to include non-
          monetary considerations;


 
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     (3)  Amending the title to reflect changes to the
          resolution; and

     (4)  Making technical, non-substantive changes for the
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 153,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as
S.C.R. No. 153, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



                                   ______________________________
                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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