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HI HCR103
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
Cedric Gates
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AI Summary
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Department of Education, in collaboration with Department of Law Enforcement, is requested to conduct a feasibility study on school resource officers in Hawaii's educational institutions.
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Study must examine the effects and potential impacts of having school resource officers on school campuses.
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Department of Education must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2025.
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Resolution cites multiple recent school security incidents including lockdowns at Waikoloa Elementary (November 2022), gun threats at Waianae and Castle High Schools (October 2023), armed robbery at Nanakuli High School (December 2023), and lockdown at Waimanalo Elementary (January 2024).
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Certified copies of the resolution must be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and Director of Law Enforcement.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Law Enforcement, To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of Having School Resource Officers In The State And The Effects Of Having School Resource Officers On The Campuses Of Educational Institutions.
Department of Education
Last Action
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 21
3/13/2024