STAND. COM. REP. NO. 132-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2461

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2461 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make the Hawaii Cybersecurity, Economic, Education, and Infrastructure Security Coordinator exempt from civil service.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Law Enforcement.

Your Committee finds that it is necessary to establish a position within the Department of Law Enforcement to ensure coordination with Homeland Security and law enforcement efforts relating to cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure within the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the 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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2461, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2461, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair