STAND. COM. REP. NO.756
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 176
H.D. 3
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 176, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to implement a policy shift in addressing non-violent drug possession offenses by:
(1) Requiring community-based supervision and treatment for persons convicted of non-violent drug possession offenses, and for probationers and parolees who are at-risk of revocation due to continued drug use;
(2) Mandating substance abuse assessment and treatment for offenders under the custody of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) who are alcohol or drug dependent or who are otherwise in need of substance abuse treatment and monitoring; and
(3) Establishing an interagency coordinating body for oversight of statewide offender substance abuse treatment programs.
Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Mental Health Association in Hawaii, TJ Mahoney & Associates, and an individual. DPS, Department of Health, Hawaii Paroling Authority, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, and two individuals supported the intent of this bill. The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, the Honolulu Police Department, the County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and an individual opposed this measure. The Judiciary, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, and an individual offered comments.
The bill was amended to correct certain typographic, technical, and stylistic errors.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 176, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 176, H.D. 3.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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