CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 133-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 2763

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS TASK FORCE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to develop programs to aid children of incarcerated parents, strengthen the family bond, and help break the cycle of crime and violence by re-establishing the Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force (Task Force).

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Extending the life of the Task Force to June 30, 2012;

(2)  Requiring the Task Force to submit an additional report prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012;

(3)  Deleting provisions providing funding for the Task Force;

(4)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

(5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair
____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair