STAND. COM. REP. NO.  775-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2454

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RAP BACK PROGRAM OF THE HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to strengthen public safety in the State by:

(1)  Specifying that agencies and entities statutorily authorized under section 846-2.7(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conduct state and national criminal history record checks on personnel, may participate in the rap back program such that these agencies and entities will be notified when participating employees or licensees are arrested subsequent to their initial criminal history record checks; and

(2)  Requiring these agencies and entities to notify applicants and employees that their fingerprints will be also retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Department of the Attorney General, Department of Human Services, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair