CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 130-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2363

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2363, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a pilot project to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of providing a coordinated system of reentry treatment and support services to help nonviolent, low-risk drug offenders transition from jail or prison back into the community.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $250,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the reentry pilot project;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2014, and the repeal date to June 30, 2016; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2363, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2363, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ RICHARD CREAGAN, Co-Chair
	____________________________ KANIELA ING, Co-Chair