STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1789-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2115

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2115, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ROOM CONFINEMENT OF MINORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require certain children under Family Court jurisdiction to be taken without unnecessary delay to the court or place of shelter designated by the court; and

(2) Establish conditions and time limits for placing a minor into room confinement at a juvenile detention facility or adult jail facility.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary, Department of Health, Office of Youth Services, Hawai‘i Psychological Association, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i, Opportunity Youth Action Hui, and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2115, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair