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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(a)
The governor shall appoint an oversight coordinator from a list of three
nominees submitted by the commission.
The oversight coordinator shall be a person qualified by training and
experience to administer the Hawaii correctional system oversight commission
and shall be well-versed in criminal justice reform and maintain a firm
commitment to the correctional system's transition to a rehabilitative and
therapeutic model. The oversight
coordinator shall serve a [two-year] three-year term[.];
provided that at the end of the coordinator's term, the Hawaii correctional
system oversight commission may review the coordinator's performance and make a
recommendation to the governor whether the coordinator should be retained for
an additional term."
SECTION 2. Section 353L-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c)
[In an investigation, the] The oversight coordinator may
make inquiries and obtain information as the oversight coordinator thinks fit,
enter without notice to inspect the premises of an agency or correctional
facility, and, in an investigation, hold private hearings in accordance
with chapter 91."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Oversight Coordinator
Description:
Beginning July 1, 2025, extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Authorizes the Hawaii Correctional System Commission to review the Coordinator's performance and make a recommendation to the Governor as to whether the Coordinator should be retained. Clarifies that the Oversight Coordinator has the general authority to inspect agencies and correctional facilities without notice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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