STAND. COM. REP. NO.  435

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 358

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 358 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRUG TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the bill is to authorize placement of certain drug offenders in secure drug treatment facilities.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and a concerned individual.  A concerned individual supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee recognizes that this measure is intended to promote rehabilitation of convicted offenders through alternatives to incarceration.  However, your Committee notes that drug treatment placements have fiscal implications that require thorough scrutiny.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2046, to continue discussion on this matter.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 358, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 358, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair