STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1929-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 102

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 102, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE SALARIES AND IMPROVE THE BENEFITS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO DEPUTY SHERIFFS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure the safety of our communities and improve the effectiveness of law enforcement by requesting the Department of Human Resources Development and the Department of Public Safety to negotiate higher salaries and increased benefits for deputy sheriffs throughout Hawaii to support the recruitment and retention of well-trained deputy sheriffs.

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  The Department of Human Resources Development opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 102, S.D. 1, and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Labor & Public Employment,

____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair