HI SCR9

Establishes an Act 110 Implementation Task Force to address implementation of Hawaii's state law corollary to Title IX and recommend amendments to strengthen protections against campus-based sexual violence and gender discrimination.

Task force membership includes one representative each from the University of Hawaii Office of Institutional Equity, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Department of Education Civil Rights Compliance Branch, Department of the Attorney General, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the University of Hawaii Prevention, Awareness, and Understanding Violence Program.

Invites participation from the American Association of University Women of Hawaii, Hawaii Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Sex Abuse Treatment Center, and Every Voice Coalition.

Task force must consider survivor resources, trauma-informed training, student awareness, legislation from other states, prior Legislative Reference Bureau recommendations, and protections for transgender students.

Task force must submit findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than forty days prior to the Regular Sessions of 2022 and 2023; members serve without compensation.