THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

44

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Act 8, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007 (Act 8), enacted the Community Safety Act, which was codified as chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  The Community Safety Act established a comprehensive offender reentry system under the purview of the department of public safety.  Act 8 also required the department of public safety to submit to the legislature annual reports through 2010 relating to the implementation, progress, and effectiveness of the program components specified in Act 8.

     While the department of public safety's annual report lists program activities and statistics, it does not include information on program outcomes.  The legislature finds that performance indicators are an effective way to track the progress of the comprehensive reentry system and to reflect any change to the department's approach to rehabilitation and reentry as mandated by Act 8.

     The purpose of this Act is to:

     (1)  Direct the department of public safety to establish key performance indicators or measures to be incorporated in reports that evaluate the outcomes of program components as required in Act 8; and

     (2)  Consolidate into one report other specified reports of the department of public safety.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 353, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§353‑    Annual corrections and program report.  (a)  No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, beginning with the regular session of 2012, the department shall submit an annual corrections and program report, among other reports that may be required from time to time, that consolidates into one report the reports required by the following laws:

     (1)  Act 213, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, section 105, relating to mental health services at certain correctional facilities;

     (2)  Act 144, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, section 4, relating to mental health services for committed persons;

     (3)  Section 367D-8, relating to gender-responsive community-based programs for women;

     (4)  Act 193, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, relating to cognitive restructuring;

     (5)  Act 240, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, section 5, relating to children of incarcerated persons; and

     (6)  Section 353H‑   , relating to key performance indicators.

     (b)  The department shall post the report electronically on the department's website in a timely manner."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§353H‑    Performance indicators; reporting.  (a)  The department shall develop key performance indicators that accurately reflect progress toward specific goals, including:

     (1)  Reducing the rate of recidivism;

     (2)  Decreasing prisoner assaults on correctional staff;

     (3)  Reducing correctional staff turnover; and

     (4)  Improving departmental efficiencies in staffing, budgeting, and data management and analysis.

     (b)  The department shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, beginning with the regular session of 2012.  Each report shall reference key performance indicators for that period that track rehabilitation and reentry efforts for individuals who are prepared to exit the correctional system.

     (c)  The key performance indicators shall include:

     (1)  The number of individuals who have obtained a general education diploma or an equivalent competency-based diploma;

     (2)  The number of individuals for whom a reentry plan is filed and the number of individuals who exit jail or prison with a reentry plan;

     (3)  Drug test failure rates of inmates while incarcerated and while on parole;

     (4)  The number of individuals who have completed a drug treatment program provided by the department;

     (5)  The number of individuals who have completed restorative circles;

     (6)  The number of individuals who have applied for a reduction of their minimum sentence, the number of applications approved and denied, and when applicable, the reasons for the denial of an individual's application; and

     (7)  The number of parole revocation hearings and the results of parole revocation hearings that, when applicable, explain why an individual's revocation was denied.

     (d)  The department shall post the reports electronically on the department's website in a timely manner."

     SECTION 4.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 



 

Report Title:

Inmate Rehabilitation; Reentry System; Performance Indicators

 

Description:

Requires the department of public safety to establish performance indicators for inmate reentry system.  Requires reports, using key performance indicators, to be provided to the legislature.  Creates the corrections and program report as a consolidated report of certain other annual reports.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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