STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1169-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 17
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 17 entitled:

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION OF
     CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS IN
     ALL NEW AND RENOVATED BUILDINGS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND
     LIBRARY SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
incorporation of environmental design standards in all new and
renovated buildings in public schools and libraries in order to
prevent crime.

     The Department of Education (DOE) supported the intent of
this resolution.  The Department of Accounting and General
Services (DAGS) supported the intent of this concurrent
resolution with suggested amendments.

     Your Committee finds that environmental design can prevent
or significantly reduce crimes on and to property.  By
implementing design standards in Hawaii's public schools and
libraries, student safety can be improved and incidences of
vandalism and other crimes against public property can be
minimized.  

     Implementing design standards can have cost implications on
renovation and construction projects.  Therefore, your Committee
has amended this concurrent resolution by making the

 
 
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implementation of the design standards contingent upon adequate
capital improvement funds being appropriated to allow for their
inclusion in the planning, design, and construction of a project.

     Because it is important that the user agencies be involved
in this matter, your Committee has further amended this measure
to request the DOE and the Hawaii State Public Library System to
jointly develop the environmental design standards with DAGS.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 17,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No.
17, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair