Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

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1		-	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 82 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 ~~S.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE DETAILING THE DEPARTMENT'S PROCESS IN ASSISTING INMATES IN OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
	1	+	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 82 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Public Safety to submit a report to the Legislature detailing the Department's process in assisting inmates in obtaining identification cards.
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35	35		Requesting the Department of Public Safety to submit a report to the Legislature detailing the Department's process in assisting inmates in obtaining identification cards.
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41		-	WHEREAS, the Legislature has been working to facilitate the reentry of returning citizens back to their families and communities after exiting incarceration; and WHEREAS, past legislatures have appropriated funds to the Department of Public Safety to start the process of reentry by ensuring that everyone who is released from incarceration has a valid identification card; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety is transitioning to a rehabilitative and therapeutic model; and WHEREAS, ensuring that persons exiting incarceration are released with a valid identification card will facilitate their reentry; and WHEREAS, the use of public funds allocated for ensuring that each person is released from incarceration with a valid identification card should be public information; and WHEREAS, in 2016, the Legislature appropriated $25,000 to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of creating identification cards for inmates; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety encountered problems with the implementation of the 2016 program; and WHEREAS, in 2022 the Legislature appropriated $100,000 to the Department of Public Safety to purchase machines for data input at each facility to implement the identification card program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Public Safety is requested to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024 detailing the Department's process in assisting inmates in obtaining identification cards; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report is requested to include: (1) The number of persons released since identification cards became available in 2022, or since the Department of Public Safety began assisting inmates in obtaining civil identification cards; (2) The number of people released with an identification card that was obtained with the Department of Public Safety's assistance; (3) The number of people who received a free identification card; (4) The number of people who were charged for a valid identification card and the reasons for the charge; (5) Any charges assessed for a valid identification card; (6) The criteria necessary to obtain a valid identification card; and (7) An accounting of the funding used to provide assistance in obtaining valid identification cards; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to: (1) Post the report on the Department's publicly available website; and (2) Provide a copy of the report to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission so that the Commission may post the report on its publicly available website; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Public Safety; Chairperson of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs; and Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Corrections, Military, and Veterans. Report Title: Department of Public Safety; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Identification Cards; Inmates; Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Committee; Report
	41	+	WHEREAS, the Legislature has been working to facilitate the reentry of returning citizens back to their families and communities after exiting incarceration; and WHEREAS, past legislatures have appropriated funds to the Department of Public Safety to start the process of reentry by ensuring that everyone who is released from incarceration has a valid identification card; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety is transitioning to a rehabilitative and therapeutic model; and WHEREAS, ensuring that persons exiting incarceration are released with a valid identification card will facilitate their reentry; and WHEREAS, the use of public funds allocated for ensuring that each person is released from incarceration with a valid identification card should be public information; and WHEREAS, in 2016, the Legislature appropriated $25,000 to the Department of Public safety for the purpose of creating identification cards for inmates; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety encountered problems with the implementation of the 2016 program; and WHEREAS, in 2022 the Legislature appropriated $100,000 to the Department of Public Safety to purchase machines for data input at each facility to implement the identification card program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Public Safety is requested to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024 detailing the Department's process in assisting inmates in obtaining identification cards; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report is requested to include: (1) The number of persons released since identification cards became available in 2022, or since the Department of Public Safety began assisting inmates in obtaining civil identification cards; (2) The number of people released with an identification card that was obtained with the Department of Public Safety's assistance; (3) The number of people who received a free identification card; (4) The number of people who were charged for a valid identification card and the reasons for the charge; (5) Any charges assessed for a valid identification card; (6) The criteria necessary to obtain a valid identification card; and (7) An accounting of the funding used to provide assistance in obtaining valid identification cards; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to: (1) Post the report on the Department's publicly available website; and (2) Provide a copy of the report to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission so that the Commission may post the report on its publicly available website; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Public Safety; Chairperson of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs; and Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Corrections, Military, and Veterans. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Public Safety; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Identification Cards; Inmates; Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Committee; Report
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43	43		WHEREAS, the Legislature has been working to facilitate the reentry of returning citizens back to their families and communities after exiting incarceration; and
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47	47		WHEREAS, past legislatures have appropriated funds to the Department of Public Safety to start the process of reentry by ensuring that everyone who is released from incarceration has a valid identification card; and
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51	51		WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety is transitioning to a rehabilitative and therapeutic model; and
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55	55		WHEREAS, ensuring that persons exiting incarceration are released with a valid identification card will facilitate their reentry; and
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59	59		WHEREAS, the use of public funds allocated for ensuring that each person is released from incarceration with a valid identification card should be public information; and
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63	63		WHEREAS, in 2016, the Legislature appropriated $25,000 to the Department of Public safety for the purpose of creating identification cards for inmates; and
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67	67		WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety encountered problems with the implementation of the 2016 program; and
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71	71		WHEREAS, in 2022 the Legislature appropriated $100,000 to the Department of Public Safety to purchase machines for data input at each facility to implement the identification card program; now, therefore,
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75	75		BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Public Safety is requested to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024 detailing the Department's process in assisting inmates in obtaining identification cards; and
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79	79		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report is requested to include:
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111	111		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to:
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123	123		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Public Safety; Chairperson of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs; and Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Corrections, Military, and Veterans.
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