CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 25

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1129

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1129, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL DUTY FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to promote appropriate standards of consistency, transparency, and fairness within the Department of Public Safety by formally establishing policies and procedures for special duty assignment of deputy sheriffs. 

     Specifically, this bill requires the Department of Public Safety to:

(1)  Adopt policies and procedures to govern the performance of special duty by deputy sheriffs;

     (2)  Establish a compensation schedule for law enforcement services provided by deputy sheriffs performing special duty; and

     (3)  Report to the Legislature on policies and procedures, amounts paid for and compensation received by deputy sheriffs performing special duty to determine whether this Act should be extended beyond its repeal date of June 30, 2018.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing its effective date to upon approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1129, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1129, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI Co-Chair