STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1521

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 139

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 139 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE PLANNED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT OF 2007,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help reduce recidivism in the corrections system by requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) study the inmate reentry programs that have been or are planned to be implemented by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Act 8, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.

     The Community Alliance on Prisons, Drug Policy Action Group of Hawaii, and a concerned individual supported this concurrent resolution.  LRB submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 139 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair