STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1452

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 1400

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1400 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Correctional Industries Program of the Department of Public Safety to sell uniforms and uniform accessories to adult corrections officers employed by the State of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that in accordance with the United Public Workers Unit 10 collective bargaining agreement, adult corrections officers are responsible for twenty-five per cent of the cost of replacing uniforms and uniform accessories issued by the State.

This measure will allow the Correctional Industries Program to collect payments for uniforms and uniform accessories directly from adult corrections officers.

     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 H.B. No. 1400, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair