Report Title:

Adult Offenders; Transfers; Appropriation

Description:

Increases the membership of and appropriates funds for a full‑time coordinator position for the state council for interstate adult offender supervision; and authorizes the judiciary to assess a fee on parolee and probationer's prison transfer applications.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2083
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the supervision of adult offenders.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 353B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§353B‑   State council for interstate adult offender supervision. The judiciary may assess a fee not to exceed $200 for each application made by a parolee or probationer for a transfer to Hawaii."

     SECTION 2.  Section 353B-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  There is established the state council for interstate adult offender supervision, which shall be placed administratively in the judiciary.  The council shall be composed of [five] nine members to be appointed as follows:

     (1)  One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

     (2)  One member of the senate appointed by the senate president;

     (3)  One member of the judiciary appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;

     (4)  The director of public safety, or the director's designee;

     (5)  One member from the general public representing victims groups appointed by the governor; [and]

(6) The prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu, or the prosecuting attorney's designee;

(7) The attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;

(8) The state public defender, or the state public defender's designee; and

    [(6)] (9)  The compact administrator, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate and the chief justice.

With the exception of the director of public safety, or the director's designee, the terms of all members shall be for four years; provided that the victims group representative and the compact administrator shall be subject to section 26-34.  No person shall be appointed consecutively to more than two terms."

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for one full-time coordinator position to help carry out the duties of the interstate compact for the supervision of adult offenders.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of public safety for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

INTRODUCED BY:

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