Report Title:

Adult Offenders; Transfers; Appropriation

Description:

Increases the membership of the state council for interstate adult offender supervision.  Authorizes judiciary to assess a fee on parolees' and probationers' prison transfer applications for transfers out of the State.  Appropriates funds for one full-time coordinator position to help carry out the duties of the interstate compact for the supervision of adult offenders.  Effective 07/01/2020.  (SB2083 HD1)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2083
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

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‑   Interstate transfer fee. The judiciary may assess a fee not to exceed $200 for each application made by a parolee or probationer for a transfer out of the state; provided that the fees collected shall be deposited into the State's general fund."

     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, and the compact administrator, the terms of all members shall be for four years; provided that the victims group representative and the compact administrator shall be subject to confirmation proceedings under section 26-34.  No person, except the compact administrator, 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 judiciary 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, 2020.