STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2873
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2334
S.D. 2
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2008
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2334, S.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 repeal the exemption from civil service for the positions of First and Second Deputy Sheriffs and also to require that the Deputy Director for Law Enforcement and the Sheriff be graduates of a law enforcement academy.
Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii Government Employees Association and one individual. Testimony in opposition of this measure was submitted by the Department of Public Safety.
Your Committee finds that the Sheriff Division, within the Department of Public Safety, lacks sufficient experienced upper management personnel. Making the positions of First and Second Deputy Sheriffs subject to civil service will provide more stability in management and more effective administration of the Division.
Your Committee further finds that requiring the Deputy Director for Law Enforcement and the Sheriff to be graduates of a law enforcement academy is an appropriate experiential and educational requirement to promote effective law enforcement management.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050 for the purpose of facilitating further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2334, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2334, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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