Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1180, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to exempt the Crime Victim Compensation Special Fund from payment of central service and administrative expense fees.

The Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu supported this measure. The Crime Victim Compensation Commission (Commission) submitted testimony in support of the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the Commission will be better able to serve the needs of victims of violent crime by rescinding its obligation to pay these fees. Further, this measure will bring the Commission one step closer to meeting the goals of filling vacant staff positions and achieving fiscal self-sufficiency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1180, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.