STAND. COM. REP. NO. 761

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 456

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 456, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the role of public safety officers by requiring the Department of Public Safety (PSD) to consider training its deputy sheriffs in nonlethal use of force and appropriate funds for that purpose.

A few individuals testified in support of this measure. An individual opposed this measure. PSD provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Replacing "nonlethal" with "less than lethal" throughout the measure to reflect the appropriate terminology;

(2) Making it mandatory for all appointed deputy sheriffs to complete an initial less than lethal use of force training course;

(3) Requiring the inclusion of specific items as the core of any less than lethal use of force training, rather than making the items optional; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 456, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 456, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

____________________________

CHRIS LEE, Chair