CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 214-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3294

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3294, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REENTRY PLANNING CIRCLES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funding for reentry planning circles to provide transitional support for female offenders leaving prison.

Your Committee on Conference finds that incarcerated individuals who participate in reentry planning circles before leaving prison have significantly lower recidivism rates. This measure will allow a greater number of inmates to participate in reentry planning circles allowing the inmates, their families, and prison staff to discuss and develop written transition plans to obtain housing, employment, and other necessities after their release from incarceration.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $200,000 for the purpose of funding reentry planning circles for incarcerated individuals, regardless of sex or gender;

(2) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3294, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3294, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SONNY GANADEN Co-Chair	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair
____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Co-Chair
____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair