THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3079
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the state sheriff division provides security and law enforcement response for all state judiciary facilities. On the Kona and Kohala sides of the island of Hawaii, the sheriff division is responsible for the main courthouse in Kona as well as physically separate locations for the drug and family court. The sheriff division is also responsible for the courthouses in Hilo and Waimea. Responsibility for this vast geographical area makes it difficult for the sheriff division to effectively and efficiently supervise line deputies and provide necessary services. Currently, there is only a single lieutenant in the division who is responsible for supervising these courts.

The legislature also finds that the current level of staffing in the sheriff division on the island of Hawaii, particularly in the Kona unit, is inadequate for the sheriff division to properly perform its duties. Further, the legislature concludes that the Kona unit would be more effective and efficient with proper staffing.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:

(1) Establish one full-time equivalent permanent lieutenant position in the Kona unit of the sheriff division within the department of public safety; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the initial six-month hiring period and for one-time costs for the purchase of position-related uniforms and equipment, with the intention that funds for the position will be included and requested within the department's base budget for subsequent years at a rate equivalent to the base salary for the position as determined by the department.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $        or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the hiring of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent lieutenant position in the Kona unit of the sheriff division within the department of public safety for the initial six-month hiring period and for one-time costs for the purchase of position-related uniforms and equipment; provided that funds for the position shall be included and requested within the department's base budget for subsequent years at a rate equivalent to the base salary for the position as determined by the department.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of public safety for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Law Enforcement; Sheriff Division; Kona Unit; Permanent Lieutenant Position; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes one full-time equivalent lieutenant position in the Kona unit of the sheriff division within the department of public safety. Appropriates funds for the initial six-month hiring period and for one-time costs for the purchase of position-related uniforms and equipment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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