Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 771, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill, as received, is to allow the Governor to contract with the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii to develop facilities for a minimum and medium security rehabilitation center and facilitate research on rehabilitation.

After careful deliberation, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting its substance, and inserting language the substance of which was heard by both the House of Representatives and the Senate earlier this session.

As amended, the measure mandates that an elected official forfeit public office at the time of a felony conviction rather than at the time of sentencing.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 771, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 771, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.