STAND. COM. REP. NO. 911-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2171

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2171, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a new Department of Law Enforcement to consolidate and administer certain law enforcement functions;

(2) Rename the Department of Public Safety as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;

(3) Establish a training center within the Department of Law Enforcement;

(4) Transfer employees, appropriations, records, equipment, documents, and other materials, as appropriate, to the respective departments; and

(5) Establish positions and appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Homeland Security Investigations unit of the United States Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Attorney General; Department of Public Safety; Department of Defense; Department of Transportation; Hawaii Office of Homeland Security; Hawaii Paroling Authority; Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance; Office of Information Practices; and United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2171, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair