STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1699

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 65

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 65 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO RESEARCH THE LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND RULES PROHIBITING CONDUCT ON OR NEAR SCHOOL GROUNDS, OR FOR THE GENERAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL, AND TO DISTRIBUTE A SUMMARY OF THOSE LAWS TO STATE AND COUNTY BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Attorney General to convene a task force to research the laws, ordinances, and rules prohibiting conduct on or near school grounds, or for the general protection of children attending school, and to distribute a summary of those laws to State and County buildings for public display.

Your Committee received testimony in support from five individuals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing the Attorney General with the Legislative Reference Bureau. Your Committee has also amended this measure by deleting the references to convening a task force and asking the Legislative Reference Bureau instead solely to conduct research.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 65, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 65, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair