STAND. COM. REP. NO.  579

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1333

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1333 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATING BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide funding for the operations of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.

 

     The Department of Public Safety and United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO supported this measure.

 

     Your Committee notes the testimony of the Department of Public Safety regarding its urgent request for additional personnel.  House Bill No. 2, House Draft 1 (2019) was adjusted to reflect the deletion of a total of 55.0 vacant positions, of which, 31.0 were positions for adult correctional officers.  Your Committee further notes that the Department of Public Safety respectfully and urgently requested the Committee to reinstate these vacancy deletions, as these deletions will adversely impact the operations of programs.

 

     Accordingly, should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs respectfully requests that it consider reinstating appropriations for thirty-one adult correctional officer positions for the Department of Public Safety.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adding items to reflect an increase of $1,825,644 in general fund appropriations for thirty-one adult correctional officer positions (PSD402, PSD404, PSD406, PSD407, PSD900) for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1333, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1333, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair