STAND. COM. REP. NO.821
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 71
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. 71, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide parity for female prisoners and offenders in programs offered to similarly situated males.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii State Commission on Status of Women, Community Alliance on Prisons, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, and thirteen concerned citizens testified in support of this bill. The Department of Public Safety (DPS), and Office of Youth Services supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Inserting language to address DPS' concerns about being burdened by an unfunded mandate; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity and style.
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. 71, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 71, 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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