STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3488

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 64

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 64, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING FEDERAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN EVERY INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN HAWAII THAT REQUESTS IT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request federal funding to provide school resource officers in every requesting intermediate and high school in the State.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and Hawaii Youth Services Network.

 

     Your Committee finds that requesting federal funding to provide school resource officers to every requesting intermediate and high school will promote school safety.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 64, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair