STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2156

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2193
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2193 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN SCHOOL
     ZONES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to increase penalties for
various traffic violations within school zones.

     The bill will apply to violations of the law on failure to
render aid, over taking a vehicle on the left, overtaking and
passing a school bus, or speeding and racing on highways if any
of these violations occur within one thousand feet of a school
zone.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, a Councilmember of the city
council, and an individual.  

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony
presented, your Committee finds that this measure will send a
strong message to motorists that speeding and other traffic
violations in school zones are not acceptable and will be
penalized accordingly. 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by providing that
the penalty in fines and imprisonment shall be three times those
currently provided.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2193, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2193, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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