Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2715 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support our police officers by providing each police officer with an annual allowance for the maintenance and operation of the officer's uniform, equipment, and weapon.

The State of Hawaii Organization for Police Officers testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance and Maui County Department of Personnel Services opposed this measure. The Hawaii County Department of Civil Service submitted written testimony opposing the bill as drafted, but explained in its oral testimony that it would support the bill with amendments.

Your Committee amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2715, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2715, H.D. 1.