STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 1 8 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 21
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 21 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STAFF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
CLINICAL COUNSELING SERVICES THAT ARE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT
FROM THE EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
INMATES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to make available to
correctional facility staff members throughout the State clinical
counseling services that are separate and distinct from the
existing mental health resources available to inmates.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.
Your Committee finds that staff across various correctional
facilities in the State have raised significant concerns about
their health and wellness, emphasizing the detrimental effects of
chronic understaffing and excessive workloads. Your Committee
further finds that requesting the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to make additional mental health resources
available to correctional facility staff members would address and
bring attention to this critical issue.
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As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of S.C.R. No. 21 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Military Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
60PL7iL PSM
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments Hold Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS, Karl
DECORTE, Samantha
/ -Z
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted Not Adopt!
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution; Original Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Rep Draftinq Aqency Committee File Copy
Only one me re per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24