STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1880

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 68

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 68, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to improve the centralization and collection of criminal pretrial justice data.

More specifically, the measure:

(1) Requires that ongoing staff support for the centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system be conducted by the Criminal Justice Research Institute's staff rather than a contracted entity;

(2) Requires the Criminal Justice Research Institute to protect any information and data that may be shared;

(3) Requires the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a semi-annual report to the Legislature, for two years, regarding the creation of the centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system; and

(4) Appropriates moneys to establish the centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and one individual.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Judiciary and Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that the centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system supported by this measure was recommended by the Criminal Pretrial Task Force and mandated by section 614-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The data collected through this system will help the State expand its research capacity related to the criminal pretrial system and improve the State's ability to track and monitor criminal pretrial justice system performance metrics.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 68, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair