STAND. COM. REP. NO.  253

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1135

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1135 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the continued effectiveness of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative in reducing recidivism and promoting public safety by removing the sunset provision in Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, and making permanent the provisions related to timely pretrial risk assessments, confinement duration of a prisoner retaken on a parole violation, the use of validated research-based risk assessments by the Hawaii Paroling Authority, and victim restitution.

The Hawaii Paroling Authority, Community Alliance on Prisons, Ho‘omana Pono, LLC., and a concerned individual supported this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Public Safety offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1135 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair