Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 824 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to convert the positions for two part-time members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to full-time positions and to increase the level of compensation for the positions to reflect full-time service.

Your Committee finds that the workload of the Hawaii Paroling Authority is not only significant, but also increasing. Even so, the two part-time members are expected to handle their responsibilities with the parole board in addition to their full-time jobs. By making these part-time positions full-time and increasing the salary of parole board members to a level commensurate with full-time status, parole board members will be able to devote their full attention and energies to the various duties and responsibilities entrusted to them.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 824 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.