CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 124-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 467
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 467, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"
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 provide gender responsive programming for female offenders and female adjudicated youths.
This measure requires a range of quality custody-based programs for female offenders and female adjudicated youths that establishes standards for programs to ensure the health, psychological, social, economic, and educational needs of female offenders.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to:
(1) Insert the S.D. 2 language regarding parity to female offenders and female adjudicated youths;
(2) Insert the amount of $175,000 to be appropriated for gender-responsive, community based programs for women;
(3) Insert the amount of $25,000 to be appropriated for gender-responsive, community based programs for female adjudicated youths;
(4) Change the effective date to July 1, 2006; and
(5) Make technical changes.
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. 467, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 467, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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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____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair |
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair |
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