Bill Text: HI HB2503 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Conservation Officer And Resources Enforcement Training.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-29 - Referred to WAL, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9 [HB2503 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2503-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to CONSERVATION OFFICER and resources enforcement TRAINING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Hawaii's limited and unique cultural and natural resources are vital to the State and its residents. However, these resources may not be receiving the protection required. According to a January 9, 2018, Hawaii News Now report entitled "DLNR wants a training academy to solve staffing shortage, increase enforcement," there is a shortage of department of land and natural resources' conservation and resources enforcement officers. This shortage is due to the fact that the "officers are armed and the job requires prior law enforcement experience," which severely limits the pool of applicants to current and former employees of the few law enforcement agencies in the State.
The legislature further finds that if the department of land and natural resources had its own training academy, it would no longer be limited to applicants with prior law enforcement experience. The department of land and natural resources has collaborated with the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson school of law to establish a training academy. The law school has already taken a first step in the process of establishing the training academy by securing a $148,000 grant from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation. However, additional moneys are needed before the training academy can be established.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the department of land and natural resources for the establishment of a training academy for conservation and resources enforcement officers.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the establishment of a training academy for conservation and resources enforcement officers.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
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Report Title:
DLNR; Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officer Training; Training Academy
Description:
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the establishment of a training academy for conservation and resources enforcement officers.
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