THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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TIME: |
1:35 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT. Establishes in the Department of the Attorney General a program responsible for issuing firearm qualification certifications to qualified law enforcement officers pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-277), as codified at 18 United States Code section 926C.
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. Allows the Department of the Attorney General to have law enforcement vehicles, with colored lights, that are recognized authorized emergency vehicles.
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PSM, JDC |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Requires all state correctional facilities to allow family members to engage in contact visitation with inmates at any state correctional facility during official visiting hours. Provides that the correctional facility shall provide each inmate with the opportunity for a minimum of two in-person, contact visits per week, with each visit lasting at least one hour.
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RELATING TO LESS THAN LETHAL FORCE. Requires the department of public safety to review its policies and procedures governing the use of force, weapons, and equipment. Requires the law enforcement standards board to review the department's use of force training. Appropriates funds for training, equipment, and related records management for the department.
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RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Establishes procedures for the use of administrative and disciplinary segregation in correctional facilities.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Authorizes the Director of Public Safety to withhold certain information regarding deaths at correctional facilities or community correctional centers. Requires the director to include in the report regarding the death that is submitted to the governor a description of the circumstances and cause of death of the individual and ensure that the description does not contain any details that could identify the deceased individual.
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RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Repeals the authorization for the governor to negotiate with any person for the development or expansion of private correctional facilities. Prohibits the establishment of private correctional facilities in the State.
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RELATING TO PRISONS. Establishes a four-year pilot program to reduce recidivism through educational programs and initiatives. Appropriates funds.
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PSM, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-6970.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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