STAND. COM. REP. NO. 947-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2457

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2457, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require all divisions and sections of the Department of Law Enforcement, rather than just the Sheriff Division, to pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA); and

(2) Establish five CALEA Coordinator positions, exempt from civil service, within the Department to ensure that it meets and maintains CALEA standards and accreditation and that the Department's law enforcement officers meet standards set by the Law Enforcement Standards Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Law Enforcement and State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2457, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2457, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair