STAND. COM. REP. NO.  550

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 492

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 492 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help protect the public safety and security by, among other things, requiring the Department of Public Safety (PSD) to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan to correct deficiencies in the Sheriff Division reported by the Auditor.  This measure also requires PSD to perform a risk assessment of each section of the Sheriff Division.

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.  PSD and the Hawaii government Employees Association supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Including in PSD's report to the Legislature the cost allocations necessary to meet the goals of the strategic plan;

     (2)  Deleting the appropriation; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubtantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 492, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 492, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair