STAND. COM. REP. NO.  564

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 268

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 268 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to increase public safety by allowing counties to conduct criminal history record checks of prospective employees:

 

     (1)  For work with vulnerable adults or senior citizens in community based-programs;

 

     (2)  For fire department positions that involve contact with children or dependent adults;

 

     (3)  For emergency medical service positions that involve contact with children or dependent adults;

 

     (4)  For emergency management positions that involve planning and executing measures for the security of their respective jurisdictions; and 

 

     (5)  For county liquor commission positions involving liquor control investigations.

 

     The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, City and County of Honolulu Department of Human Resources, Hawaii Fire Department, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Deleting those provisions authorizing counties to conduct criminal history record checks for prospective county employees of emergency management positions involving planning and executing measures for the security of their respective jurisdictions and county liquor commission positions involving liquor control investigations; and

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to January 7, 2059, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 268, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 268, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair