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. 695 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ratify the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that ratification of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact will enable the State to administer criminal history records as well as process background checks in a more expeditious and cost effective manner. The adoption of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact will also enable Hawaii to participate in the FBI National Fingerprint File and become a member on the Compact Council that establishes policies relating to use and exchange of criminal justice data.

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. 695 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.