HI SB1517

Directs the Department of Public Safety to contract with correctional design professionals within 90 days to plan and design a 1,000-1,200 bed correctional treatment facility emphasizing substance abuse and mental health treatment.

Requires the director to submit a report to the legislature by February 1, 2012 including preliminary design, projected costs, draft requests for proposals, a prioritized list of suitable sites (including the undeveloped Halawa correctional facility portion), and financing options.

Authorizes the facility to be operated by the State or a private operator with experience in American Correctional Association and Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accreditation.

Directs the Department of Public Safety and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a feasibility study for future use or development of the existing Oahu Community Correctional Center site with public review and comment.

Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2011-2012 for the planning and design process, effective July 1, 2011.