Report Title:

Relating to corrections.

Description:

Deletes reference to parity with regard to gender responsive programming services in prisons.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1397
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 367D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the title to read as follows:

"[[]Chapter 367D []]

[PARITY FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS]

GENDER RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS"

     SECTION 2.  Section 367D-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§367D-l[]]  Female prisoners; [parity] programs.  Adult women convicted of crimes and juvenile females adjudicated for offenses that would be crimes if committed by an adult or who are adjudicated delinquents shall be provided a range and quality of programming substantially equivalent to the range and quality of programming offered to male persons who are similarly situated. Programs for female offenders shall be based upon the psychosocial developmental needs of female offenders[.] and are not required to be the same as those programs available to male offenders."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST