STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2795

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2865

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2865 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT MAXIMIZATION SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to expand the allowed uses of funds deposited into the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund to include those uses identified and approved by the United States Department of Justice.

Your Committee finds that currently, the use of moneys in the federal reimbursement maximization special fund are limited to meeting the state match requirement for federal grants.  Your Committee further finds that the Department of Justice has developed rules that allow expanded use of the funds for correctional purposes, and that state law should be amended to reflect the newly allowed uses in light of diminishing opportunities to receive federal grants for correctional purposes.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2865 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair