STAND. COM. REP. NO.  858

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 302

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 302 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROBATION SERVICES SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the efficient and timely transfer of a parolee or probationer out-of-state by:

     (1)  Requiring that the interstate transfer fee collected from offenders requesting the transfer of their probation or parole supervision to the mainland be deposited directly into the Probation Services Special Fund, rather than the General Fund; and

     (2)  Stipulating that the monies in the Probation Services Special Fund be used to monitor and enforce compliance with the terms and conditions of probation and other supervision, and to support other duties and activities related to the supervision of defendants.

     The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 302, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 302, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair