STAND. COM. REP. NO. 216

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 83

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 83 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the State Auditor to conduct a performance audit of three private correctional centers on the mainland that incarcerate Hawaii inmates.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by six private organizations and eight individuals.  Testimony in opposition of this measure was submitted by one state agency.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that it is fiscally responsible and sound public policy for the State Auditor to conduct a performance audit of correctional centers that incarcerate Hawaii inmates when those privately owned and operated facilities are operating pursuant to a contract with the State of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Correcting an internal reference; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 83, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 83, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs,

 

 

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair