Bill Text: HI SCR226 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The Hawaii 2.0 Committee To Provide A Solution For Maintaining Critical Services By Including Lifeguard Salaries In The State's Recovery Plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-16 - Referred to GVO/LCA. [SCR226 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-SCR226-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	226
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

urging the hawaii 2.0 committee to provide a solution FOR MAINTAINING CRITICAL SERVICES BY includING lifeguard salaries in the state's recovery plan.

 

 

     WHEREAS, ocean safety officers, or lifeguards, serve an essential function in a state surrounded by ocean waters; and

 

     WHEREAS, lifeguards serve as primary responders for emergencies on the beaches and in near shore waters, performing ocean rescue, injury prevention, emergency medical first response, and dispatch mobile patrol; and

 

     WHEREAS, lifeguards allow the public to enjoy the natural beauty of Hawai‘i's waters and contribute to the State's reputation as a desirable place to live and visit; and

 

     WHEREAS, maintaining service levels has become even more critical over the past several decades due to a significant increase in ocean and beach use, including kayak rentals, stand up paddling, and surf instruction activities; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is in the interest of public health, safety, and economic resiliency to provide funding for salaries, benefits, equipment, and other related expenses for state-funded lifeguards at state beaches; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i, Regular Session of 2021, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Hawai‘i 2.0 Committee is urged to provide a feasible solution for maintaining critical services by including lifeguard salaries in the State's recovery plan; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Co-Chiefs of the Hawai‘i 2.0 Committee.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority; Feasibility Study; Lifeguards; Ocean Safety Officers