S.R. No. 111 Summary

• Requests the Law Enforcement Standards Board to conduct a study evaluating consolidation of law enforcement activities from the Department of Public Safety, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Transportation into a single state department.

• Directs the study to examine the potential of establishing a centralized certification process for all law enforcement officers in Hawaii.

• Identifies lack of uniformity in law enforcement and training standards across state departments as a problem the consolidation would address.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Public Safety, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Director of Transportation.