CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 40-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2457

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2457, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT,"

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 measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Law Enforcement to pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., for all divisions and sections within the Department of Law Enforcement, not just the sheriff division; and

(2) Establish Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., coordinator positions, exempt from civil service, within the Department of Law Enforcement to ensure the Department meets and maintains the standards and accreditation of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., and that law enforcement officers of the Department of Law Enforcement meet the standards set by the Law Enforcement Standards Board.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 2457, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2457, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair