STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3308

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2514

       H.D. 3

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2514, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase the membership of the Hawaii Paroling Authority from three to five members and to appropriate adequate moneys to cover the cost of adding the new members.

 

     Written comments in support of the measure were submitted by the Department of Public Safety; Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition; and Community Alliance on Prisons.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Paroling Authority is presented with a heavy caseload and would benefit from more resources to carry out its duties.  Accordingly, your Committee finds that adding more members to the Hawaii Paroling Authority will improve public safety and ensure an efficient and effective parole process while providing each Hawaii Paroling Authority member with a manageable caseload.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2514, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

		____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair