Report Title:
Corrections; Population Management Commission; Appropriation
Description:
Authorizes and appropriates funds for the creation of a full-time executive secretary position to support the corrections population management commission. (HB37 HD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
37 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
ReLATING TO THE CORRECTIONS POPULATION MaNAGEMEnT CommISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The corrections population management commission, established by Act 343, Session Laws of Hawaii 1993, was created to "develop mechanisms to prevent inmate population from exceeding the capacity of correctional facilities." In 1995, the commission provided the legislature with a comprehensive report that recommended a three-prong approach to control incarcerated populations:
(1) Reduce admissions through alternatives to incarceration;
(2) Reduce length-of-stay through increased programming for inmates; and
(3) Expand the capacity of the correctional system.
It was through Act 343 that the first drug court was established in Hawaii and the Hawaii Revised Statutes were amended to provide for intermediate sanctions. In 2001, the commission completed a comprehensive examination of the capacity of the correctional system and presented those findings to the legislature in 2002.
Section 353F-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the department of public safety to "appoint an executive secretary and additional staff as necessary to carry out the functions of the commission. All staff shall be appointed without regard to chapter 76." For the first three years, the legislature appropriated funds for these positions. However, those funds have since expired, and the commission has relied on existing department of public safety staff for support. Currently, there are no dedicated staff to support the commission's operations, seriously hampering the ability of the commission to research, study, and develop recommendations for corrections population control.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for a full-time executive secretary position to support the operations of the corrections population management commission.
SECTION 2. The department of public safety is authorized to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) executive secretary position for the purpose of providing professional support to the corrections population management commission.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 and $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 for the purposes of this Act, including the purchase of office equipment and other expenses.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of public safety.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.