Bill Text: HI HR84 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-13 - Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 21 [HR84 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HR84-Introduced.html
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H.R. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
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.
WHEREAS, public schools in the State have been marred by a series of disturbing incidents that have jeopardized the safety and well-being of our children and educators; and
WHEREAS, in November 2022, Waikoloa Elementary and Intermediate School was placed on lockdown due to an armed individual on campus; and
WHEREAS, in October 2023, Waianae High School and Castle High School were forced to cancel a football game due to credible gun threats; and
WHEREAS, in December 2023, Nanakuli High School reported an afterhours armed robbery; and
WHEREAS, in January 2024, Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School went on lockdown due to a report about an armed individual on campus; and
WHEREAS, these incidents are not isolated events but represent a growing trend of violence and disruption within the State's public schools; and
WHEREAS, such threats undermine the very foundation of education, creating an atmosphere of fear and anxiety that impedes learning and jeopardizes the future of Hawaii's children; and
WHEREAS, the use of school resource officers in the State deserves consideration to ensure the protection of young children in Hawaii; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Law Enforcement, is requested 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; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, and Director of Law Enforcement.
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Department of Education; Department of Law Enforcement; Schools; Children; Resource Officers; Study
