CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 114-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2454

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES,"

 

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 bill is to establish a three-year Correctional Industries Former Inmate Employment Pilot Project (Pilot Project) within the Department of Public Safety (Department) to assist former inmates as they reenter society by providing full time employment at a fair market wage to up to five former inmates.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the data on the conduct and efficacy of the Pilot Project shall be collected by service providers that work directly with the former inmates and shall be submitted to the Department every six months for evaluation purposes for the duration of the Pilot Project and twelve months after the Pilot Project ends; and

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval.

 

     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 H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA

Chair

 

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GREGG TAKAYAMA

Co-Chair

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JILL N. TOKUDA

Co-Chair

 

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CINDY EVANS

Co-Chair

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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA

Co-Chair

 

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CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES

Co-Chair