STAND. COM. REP. NO. 852

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 43

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 43 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT TO APPLY FOR ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to apply for accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one state agency and three organizations.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. is an internationally recognized professional law enforcement accrediting agency.  The Commission's standards are approved by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs' Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum.  The standards address nearly every aspect of a law enforcement operation, and assist agencies to develop sound policies that can withstand judicial scrutiny.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 43 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair