Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 620 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the duties and responsibilities of the State Compact Administrator of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, mandate four-year terms for all Council members, with the exception of the Department of Public Safety member, and require the appointment of certain members to the Council.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Judiciary and the Hawaii Paroling Authority.

Your Committee finds that this measure is designed to improve the efficiency and facilitate the operations of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. This measure enacts express statutory duties and responsibilities for the State Compact Administrator, including the appointment of two deputy compact administrators from the Judiciary and Hawaii Paroling Authority. Further, this measure clarifies that certain members are appointed to the Council and that all members are subject to a four-year term limit, with the exception of the Department of Public Safety member.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 620, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 620, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.