STAND. COM. REP. NO. 74

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1551

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. 1551 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish within the Department of Public Safety with assistance from the Department of Health a minimum-security, short-term adult offender housing program, including a furlough program for adult males, in a county with a population of more than 750,000; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the minimum-security, short-term adult offender housing program.

The Department of Health, Department of Public Safety, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i supported this measure. Community Alliance on Prisons and several concerned individuals opposed this measure. United Public Workers AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO and a concerned individual offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on this measure; and

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

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. 1551, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1551, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair