Report Title:

ORBITS Program; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for the ORBITS (Obligation, Restitution, Behavior, Insight, Training, and Success) program to rehabilitate youth involved with the juvenile justice system.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

95

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making an appropriation for the orbits program.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The ORBITS (Obligation, Restitution, Behavior, Insight, Training, and Success) program, part of the restorative justice movement in Hawaii, helps to rehabilitate troubled youths that are involved with the juvenile justice system. In addition to making restitution to and learning empathy for the victims of their crimes, youth involved in the ORBITS program also are taught the responsibilities of citizenship.

The legislature finds that the ORBITS program has made great strides since its inception, but that it is in danger of folding due to lack of funds.

The purpose of this Act is to provide funding for the ORBITS program to rehabilitate youth involved with the juvenile justice system.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2003-2004, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2004-2005, for the operational expenses of the ORBITS (Obligation, Restitution, Behavior, Insight, Training, and Success) program.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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