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HI SB2640

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Kidani

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to continue an education program for incarcerated women at the women's community correctional center.

  • Program trains incarcerated women as general education development (GED) tutors for peers, provides college correspondence courses, and offers reentry and transition services for post-incarceration education.

  • Authorizes Department of Public Safety to expend funds directly or transfer appropriations to the University of Hawaii or Department of Education to implement the program.

  • Permits Department of Public Safety to award grants to private entities, including Hawaii Friends for Restorative Justice, to achieve program purposes.

  • Takes effect July 1, 3000 (note: effective date contains apparent typographical error).

Legislative Description

Relating To Incarcerated Women.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

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).

3/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/18/2022
Corrections, Military, & Veterans3/10/2022
Ways and Means2/18/2022
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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