CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 62-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2861

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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:

(1) Require the Department of Public Safety to establish performance indicators or measures to be incorporated in reports that evaluate the outcomes of program components as required in Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, which codified chapter 353G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Community Safety Act; and

(2) Require the Department of Public Safety to submit annual reports of the established performance indicators, criminal offender treatment programs, and programs established pursuant to the Community Safety Act.

Your Committee on Conference finds that effective rehabilitation of incarcerated persons is essential for operating an effective corrections system. To that end, the Legislature passed Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, which codified chapter 353G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Criminal Offender Treatment Act, which established a comprehensive offender reentry system under the purview of the Department of Public Safety. Part of that Act required that the Department submit annual reports relating to the implementation, progress, and effectiveness of the various program components specified in the Act. However, the annual reports submitted by the Department are not required to include information relating to rehabilitation program outcomes. To ensure the effectiveness of and make improvements to the Department's rehabilitation and reentry programs, it is important to track specific performance indicators and evaluate specific data relating to participation in the programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring the Department of Public Safety to submit a report, including all of the key performance indicators provided under chapter 353G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the Legislature no later than the first day of December each year, beginning with the period ending on November 30, 2018;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair
____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES Co-Chair	____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair