HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Nestor Garcia, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Jim Rath

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Emily J. Auwae

Rep. Jerry Chang

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Paul Whalen

NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 8, 2001

TIME:

8:45am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

JOINT PSM/JHA MEASURE, PLEASE SUBMIT 50 COPIES OF TESTIMONY

 

HB 962

RELATING TO A SENTENCING SIMULATION MODEL.

Appropriates state matching funds of $47,177 for fiscal year 2001-2002 to develop, implement, and maintain a sentencing simulation model in the State.

PSM/JHA, FIN

 

PSM ONLY MEASURES, PLEASE SUBMIT 25 COPIES OF TESTIMONY

 

HB 757

RELATING TO HURRICANE SHELTERS.

Allows the State and counties to designate buildings that shall comply with hurricane shelter resistance criteria.

PSM, FIN

HB 1064

RELATING TO THE KAHULUI ARMORY.

Transfers control of Kahului Armory to the Office of Veterans' Services for use as a veterans' center after the Department of Defense moves out. Establishes a veterans' center revolving fund to pay for repair and maintenance of the facility.

PSM, FIN

HB 1677

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii national guard to enable its members who self report their drug use to receive drug treatment.

PSM, FIN

HB 862

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL WORKER POSITIONS.

Appropriation for the establishment of three full-time social worker IV positions.

PSM, FIN

HB 963

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.

Changes the composition of the Hawaii paroling authority to consist of three full-time members, rather than one full-time and two part-time members. Appropriates funds.

PSM, FIN

HB 964

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE.

Requires that the department of public safety test all inmates for hepatitis C.

PSM, FIN

HB 996

RELATING TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS.

Makes the drug demand reduction assessments special fund permanent.

PSM, FIN

HB 1076

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates funds for department of public safety's drug treatment programs statewide.

PSM, FIN

HB 1263

RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCE SEAWEED.

Allows the director of public safety, with the approval of the governor, to enter into an agreement with the mayor of a county to use inmate labor from a community correctional center to remove nuisance seaweed from the shoreline and nearshore waters of the State.

PSM, FIN

HB 1374

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates funds for 6 public safety positions at Hawaii State Hospital.

PSM, FIN

HB 1540

RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

Repeals the sunset provision that repeals Act 278, SLH 1999, on July 1, 1999.

PSM, JHA, FIN

HB 1664

RELATING TO ACT 278, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1999.

Prevents inadvertent repeal of crime victim compensation fund by adding reenactment language to law that was amended by law amending the crime victim compensation special fund, and scheduled to "drop dead".

PSM, JHA, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 25 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY (50 COPIES FOR TESTIMONY ON HB 962) AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE PSM COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 424, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE PSM COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8490.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair

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Rep. Nestor Garcia

Chair