Bill Text: HI SB2774 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating To Women's Community Correctional Center.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-18 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Branco, Ilagan, McKelvey, Ohno excused (4). [SB2774 Detail]

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2774
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to Women's community correctional center.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to provide funding for the women's community correctional center to further expand reentry planning circles, also known as huikahi circles, which are a part of a reentry planning process shown to decrease recidivism.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022-2023 for the further expansion of huikahi restorative circles at the women's community correctional center.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of public safety for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Women's Community Correctional Center; Huikahi Circles; Reentry Services; Reentry Planning; Department of Public Safety; Appropriation

 

Description:

Makes an appropriation to further the practice of huikahi restorative circles at the Women's Community Correctional Center.

 

 

 

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