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HI SCR108
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Rosalyn Baker
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AI Summary
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Urges the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and National Weather Service to update the Emergency Alert System to ensure textual and audible information are matched and synchronized during television broadcasts.
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Requests the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency work with federal agencies to deliver accessible emergency information for people who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or have cognitive disabilities.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Director of the National Weather Service, Governor of Hawaii, and Adjutant General of the State of Hawaii.
Legislative Description
Urging The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Work With The Federal Communications Commission, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, And The National Weather Service To Make Necessary Updates To Ensure That Textual And Audible Information From The Emergency Alert System Are Matched And Synchronized During Television Broadcasts.
Emergency Alert System
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).
4/16/2018