STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1508_____

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 21
                                        S.D. 1
                                        H.D. 1



Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 21, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ATHLETIC CONTEST OFFICIALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill, as received by your Committee, is
to expand the scope of assault in the second degree to include
persons hired by the Department of Education on a contractual
basis and engaged in an education related function.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
National Federation Interscholastic Officials Association and the
Hawaii Football Officials Association.  Additional comments were
submitted by the Office of the Public Defender and Consumer
Lawyers of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that violence against athletic contest
officials is a problem at athletic events.  Your Committee finds
that athletic contest officials hired by the Department of
Education should be treated as educational officials for the
purpose of the current law.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that an individual hired by the Department
          of Education on a contractual basis for a school
          program, activity, or function that is established,

 
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          sanctioned, or approved by the Department of Education
          is considered an educational worker;

     (2)  Revising the savings clause to refer to penalties
          incurred; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of style and clarity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
21, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 21, S.D. 1, H.D.
1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair

 
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