Bill Text: HI HCR73 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Management Audit Of The Corrections Division Of The Department Of Public Safety.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-27 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Holt, McKelvey excused (4). [HCR73 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-HCR73-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	73
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the auditor to conduct a management audit of the corrections division of the department of public safety.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Corrections Division of the Department of Public Safety oversees eight of the State's correctional facilities, including:  the Halawa Correctional Facility, Hawaii Community Correctional Center, Kauai Community Correctional Center, Kulani Correctional Facility, Maui Community Correctional Center, Oahu Community Correctional Center, Waiawa Correctional Facility, and Women's Community Correctional Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2017, three Adult Corrections Officers were attacked by numerous inmates at the Oahu Community Correctional Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2018, an Adult Corrections Officer received head and facial injuries after being attacked by an inmate at the Maui Community Correctional Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, correctional facilities throughout the State face issues of overcrowding and understaffing, creating threats to the safety and well-being of the Adult Corrections Officers working in these correctional facilities; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the Senate concurring, the Auditor is requested to conduct a management audit of the Corrections Division of the Department of Public Safety to:

 

(1)  Evaluate the Corrections Division's:

 

(A)  Recruitment and retention rates; and

(B)  Hiring policies and practices;

 

(2)  Determine whether:

 

(A)  The State's correctional facilities are sufficiently staffed;

 

(B)  The State's correctional facilities comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act and national best practices regarding safety regulations for on-duty Adult Corrections Officers, including whether Adult Corrections Officers are equipped with sufficient safety devices and provided with appropriate training;

 

(C)  The Corrections Division's recruitment and retention policies meet national best practices; and

 

(D)  The managers of the State's correctional facilities consider the reasons for Adult Corrections Officers' departures;

 

(3)  Identify:

 

(A)  Existing and potential safety issues at all correctional facilities in the State; and

 

(B)  Essential and non-essential staff positions in the division;

 

(4)  Review:

 

(A)  The Department of Public Safety's policies and practices of staffing essential and non-essential posts, including any negotiated policies and practices, and whether these classifications provide the highest level of safety for the inmates and Adult Corrections Officers;

 

(B)  The compliance and usage of negotiated vacation and sick leave and whether the usage rate is consistent with other correctional facilities in the nation and other divisions within the State; and

 

(C)  Adult Corrections Officer scheduling and post assignments and whether the scheduling and post assignments follow the Department of Public Safety's policies and procedures and meet national best practices; and

 

(5)  Analyze any other topics that the Auditor deems appropriates; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, Director of Public Safety, and Deputy Director of the Corrections Division of the Department of Public Safety.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Auditor; Department of Public Safety; Corrections; Audit