STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1278-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.R. No. 102

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.R. No. 102 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CONVENE AN ANTI-GRAFFITI TASK FORCE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADDRESS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LEGISLATION, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to collaboratively address the problem of graffiti in the State by requesting the Department of Public Safety to convene an anti-graffiti task force to develop recommendations that address education and prevention, enforcement, community involvement, legislation, and graffiti removal.

 

     The Department of Public Safety and a concerned individual supported this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Specifying that the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, shall convene and chair the task force rather than the Director of Public Safety, and that the Director of Public Safety shall be a member of the task force;

 

     (2)  Clarifying that the Attorney General rather than the Department of Public Safety shall author the report to be submitted to the Legislature; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of consistency and accuracy, which include amending its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE AN ANTI-GRAFFITI TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADDRESS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LEGISLATION, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL."

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 102, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 102, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair