STAND. COM. REP. NO.1391
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 704
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
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 S.B. No. 704, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to assist the Crime Victim Compensation Commission (Commission) in serving the needs of Hawaii's crime victims by:
(1) Exempting the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant of the Commission from civil service laws;
(2) Appropriating funds to the Crime Victim Compensation Special Fund (Fund); and
(3) Requiring the Commission to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2002.
The Commission, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Sex Abuse Treatment Center, and a concerned citizen submitted testimony in support of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing the provision that would have eliminated the 30 percent cap on operating expenses of the Fund;
(2) Removing the reference to exceeding the general fund appropriation ceiling;
(3) Changing the appropriation amounts to $1 to facilitate further discussion; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purpose 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 S.B. No. 704, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 704, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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