STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1903
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.R. No. 25
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 25 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING EXISTING PROCEDURES OF THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY SETTING THE MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support from the Office of the Public Defender
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Naming
the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission Chair or designee as the
chairperson of this task force, replacing the Judiciary, but retaining the
Judiciary as a member of the task force; and
(2) Adding
the Crime Victim Compensation Commission as a member of the task force; and
(3) Requiring
a report from the task force by October 21, 2024; and
(4) Requiring
that the task force work with the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center under the
Attorney General and the Criminal Justice Research Institute and the Judiciary
in compiling the report; and
(5) Amending
its title in accordance with the mentioned changes.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 25, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 25, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
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