CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 14-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2312

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

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. 2312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRISON REFORM,"

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) Establish the Women's Corrections Implementation Commission within the Judiciary to ensure implementation of the recommendations from the Final Report of the House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (2016) Task Force on Prison Reform, to develop and implement an evidence-based, gender-responsive plan to divert non-violent women offenders, especially those with minor children, from the criminal justice system;

(2) Require the Women's Corrections Implementation Commission to review existing local resources and programs focused on women in the justice system for their effectiveness and capacity for expansion; and

(3) Require the Women's Corrections Implementation Commission to consider model programs including residential, in-person and community-based rehabilitation programs, supportive and subsidized housing, restorative justice, and educational programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $10,000; and

(2) Changing the 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. 2312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2312, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair	____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair