CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 60-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 473
S.D. 1
H.D. 3
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, H.D. 3, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HALFWAY HOUSES,"
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 measure is to require public informational meetings as part of the county zoning permit process for halfway houses for persons released from a correctional facility or a mental health treatment facility, or for persons receiving substance abuse or sexual offender treatment.
Your Committee on Conference noted concerns about who the State should notify prior to the public informational meetings. It is the intent of your Committee on Conference that notification of public informational meetings for halfway houses should be given to the area's:
(1) Neighborhood board;
(2) Community association; and
(3) Surrounding residents.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding a purpose section;
(2) Reverting back to language stating that "the powers granted herein" shall be liberally construed in favor of the county exercising them;
(3) Defining "halfway houses" as a group living facility for people who:
(a) Have been released or are under supervised release from a correctional facility;
(b) Have been released from a mental health treatment facility; or
(c) Are receiving substance abuse or sex offender treatment; and
are housed to participate in programs that help them readjust to living in the community;
(4) Defining "mental health treatment facility" as a psychiatric facility or special treatment facility as defined under section 334-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(5) Amending the effective date to take effect "upon its approval"; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, style, and conformity.
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 S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, H.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, H.D. 3, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND,Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair |