STAND. COM. REP. 904
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1393
S.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 1393, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to enable the State to more effectively manage the functions relating to prisons and law enforcement that are currently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This bill:
(1) Creates a new Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) that would be responsible for security, law enforcement, and public safety programs and functions for the State, including its buildings;
(2) Transfers several functions to DLE including:
(a) The Sheriff's Office and Judiciary security personnel;
(b) The officers and investigators with the Narcotics Enforcement Division;
(c) The contractual security guard services and the services relating to the executive security officers; and
(d) The security for National Guard and State civil defense facilities in the Diamond Head complex;
and
(3) Converts DPS to a new Department of Corrections. The Hawaii Paroling Authority and the Crime Victim Compensation Commission would be placed within this new department.
The Department of Human Resources Development, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and the City and County of Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. DPS supported the intent of this measure, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney supported the concept of this bill.
Your Committees believe that it is essential for the new DLE to adopt national security standards, such as those of the National Sheriffs' Association, to ensure that its employees fulfill the highest requirements of their profession through proper training and certification.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Labor and Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1393, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Labor and Public Employment,
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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