CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.172-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2051
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 2051, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING,"
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 determine how Hawaii can best combat and deter human trafficking by establishing the Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force (Task Force) to be responsible for:
(1) Compiling statutes, rules, and information relating to programs adopted in other states to combat human trafficking;
(2) Recommending further changes to Hawaii law necessary to prevent human trafficking and support its victims;
(3) Develop protocol and training;
(4) Develop interagency procedures to collect and organize data; and
(5) Engage in consultation with governmental and nongovernmental organizations to advance the purposes of this Act.
This bill also appropriates funds to support the work of the Task Force.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Appropriating $5,000 to support the work of the Task Force;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity 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. 2051, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2051, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair |
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