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HI SR34
Resolution
Status
3/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
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AI Summary
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Requests federal funding to place school resource officers in every intermediate and high school in Hawaii that requests one
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References recent school shootings in Parkland, Florida (17 killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School) and Benton, Kentucky (2 killed at Marshall County High School) as justification for enhanced school safety
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Identifies school resource officers as career law enforcement officers with sworn authority responsible for school safety and crime prevention
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Notes that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services offers grants to cities and counties for creating law enforcement positions, including school resource officer positions
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Directs that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to members of Hawaii's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Requesting Federal Funding To Provide School Resource Officers In Every Intermediate And High School In Hawaii That Requests It.
Federal Funding
Last Action
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
3/28/2018