STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3482

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 65

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. 65 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT ON HOW MUCH FUNDING IS REQUIRED FOR ON-CAMPUS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Honolulu Police Department submit a report on the costs of stationing on-campus school resource officers in intermediate and high schools on the island of Oahu.

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

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

Your Committee finds that on-campus school resource officers may help to secure schools and prevent incidents of violence on school campuses.

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. 65 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