THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1177
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE REENTRY COMMISSION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Act 24, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended by section 4 of Act 76, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:

"SECTION 3.  (a)  Effective January 1, 2010, there is established within the department of public safety a reentry commission to work with the department in monitoring and reviewing the comprehensive offender reentry program, including facility educational and treatment programs, rehabilitative services, work furloughs, and the Hawaii paroling authority's oversight of parolees.  The reentry commission may make recommendations to the department, the Hawaii paroling authority, and the legislature regarding reentry and parole services.  The reentry commission shall ensure that the comprehensive offender reentry system under chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is implemented as soon as practicable to provide programs and services that result in the timely release of inmates on parole when the maximum terms have been served instead of delaying the release for lack of programs and services.

     (b)  The reentry commission shall consist of ten members who shall be selected as follows:

     (1)  Three members shall be selected by the governor, of whom one shall be a rehabilitated former inmate;

     (2)  Three members shall be selected by the president of the senate;

     (3)  Three members shall be selected by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

     (4)  The [reentry coordinator] director of public safety or the director's designee shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

     (c)  The reentry commission shall meet at least quarterly and members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, that are necessary for the performance of their duties.

     (d)  The commission shall cease to exist on December 1, 2015."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Reentry Commission

Description:

Replaces the Reentry Coordinator with the Director of Public Safety, of the Director's designee, as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Reentry Commission.  (SB1177 HD1)

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