CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 139

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 664

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

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. 664, S.D. 1, H.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 appropriate funds for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Legislature established the oversight coordinator position in 2019 when it established the Hawaii Correctional Oversight Commission. The Legislature specified the salary of the oversight coordinator, mandated that the oversight coordinator devote their entire time and attention to the administration of the Commission, and authorized the oversight coordinator to employ persons to perform the functions of the Commission. Nonetheless, to date, the Commission has operated without the benefit of an oversight coordinator or support staff. This measure will ensure that there is funding for an oversight coordinator position.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $330,000; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2021.

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. 664, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 664, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair
____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair