STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1829-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2373

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

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. 2373, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Create the Project Reset Program (Program) to assist offenders with securing post-release housing, including transitional housing and permanent housing, and to support the offender's reentry, rehabilitation, and employment prospects;

(2) Establish one full-time equivalent position in the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; and

(3) Appropriate funds for the Program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Public Safety, Office of the Public Defender, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, Community Alliance on Prisons, Blueprint For Change, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Department of Budget and Finance, and Department of Human Services.

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. 2373, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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