HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2016

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES*

Representative Dee Morikawa, Chair

Representative  Della Au Belatti	Representative Marcus R. Oshiro
Representative Sharon E. Har	Representative Bertrand Kobayashi

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Senator Les Ihara, Jr.

Senator Laura H. Thielen

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, December 15, 2016
TIME:	9:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Act 207 (SLH 2016) requires the preparation and submission of a comprehensive report by the Department of the Attorney General on the number, past processes, progress, plans and timeframes, costs, and criteria for testing of untested and new sexual assault evidence kits currently being stored and/or collected by county law enforcement agencies and/or departments.  Act 207 further requires: identification of victim notification and support services that may become necessary in connection with testing untested and new kits; potential funding sources; and areas for further legislative action or policy changes.

The purpose of this Informational Briefing is to review and discuss the contents and recommendations of the Act 207 report.  Guests invited to speak at this Informational Briefing include:

• Douglas Chin, Esq., Attorney General and/or designated representative(s);

• Representative of the Hawai‘i County Police Department;

• Representative of the Maui County Police Department;

• Representative of the Kaua‘i County Police Department;

• Representative of the Honolulu Police Department;

• Representative of the Honolulu Police Department Crime Lab;

• Adriana Ramelli, Executive Director, Sex Abuse Treatment Center;

• Cathy Betts, JD, Executive Director, Hawai’i State Commission on the Status of Women; and

• Kata Issari, Executive Director, Hawai‘i Region Joyful Heart Foundation

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing  (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6280 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6280.

* Note:  House Committee on Human Services membership is pending assignment of Minority Member(s).

________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair, Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs	_______________________________________ Representative Dee Morikawa Chair, Committee on Human Services
________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate	________________________________________ Representative Joseph M. Souki Speaker of the House