CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1741

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1741, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILY OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS,"

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 Human Services to work with the Department of Public Safety, Family Reunification Working Group, and other entities serving children and families affected by parental incarceration to establish a pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility on Oahu whose staff includes trauma-informed professionals who serve as liaisons and hookele for families affected by incarceration;

(2) Require the Department of Human Services to continue to lead a working group to address visitation and support needs of children and families of incarcerated individuals;

(3) Require the working group to submit a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2023; and

(4) Appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services and Department of Public Safety for the establishment of the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $305,000 for the Department of Human Services and $115,000 for the Department of Public Safety to establish the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022.

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 H.B. No. 1741, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1741, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair
____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair