CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.90

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1750

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

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. 1750, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS TRANSITIONING FROM PRISON TO THE COMMUNITY,"

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 is to support community-based reintegration programs for female offenders in their transition from prison back into a healthy, productive role within the community.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006;

(2) Deleting the provision for a matching appropriation for fiscal year 2006-2007; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 1750, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1750, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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PONO CHONG, Co-Chair