THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
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TIME: |
1:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Appropriates funds for the establishment of a veterans services counselor IV position within the Office of Veterans' Services to assist all veterans, with a primary focus on female veterans.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION. Appropriates funds for programs, ceremonies, and activities commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. (HB2491 HD1)
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Establishes a State Law Enforcement Training Academy within the Department of Public Safety to train all candidates for law enforcement positions in the State. Appropriates funds. (HB2460 HD1)
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA. Requires chiefs of police and state and county agencies that have the power of arrest to report crime incident reports and other crime information to the Attorney General. Establishes penalties for state and county agency noncompliance with the requirements. (HB2671 HD2)
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Pending Re-Referral to PSM, JDL/WAM |
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Establishes the Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Program in the Honolulu Police Department, including requirements for submission of kits for testing, reporting information to state and federal DNA databases, obtaining consent prior to testing, and admissibility of evidence in judicial proceedings. Requires reporting on program implementation and kit testing backlog. Makes appropriation to Department of the Attorney General. (HB1907 HD2)
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Pending Re-Referral to PSM, JDL/WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. Requires firearms owners who have been disqualified from owning a firearm and ammunition due to mental illness, including emergency hospitalization, to immediately surrender their firearms and ammunition to the Chief of Police. (HB2632 HD2)
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PSM, JDL |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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