STAND. COM. REP. No. ‘cé’7t"
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR U L 2023
RE: s.R. No. 28
s.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.R.
No. 28 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
CREATE A PRIORITY LIST FOR REPAIRING PUBLIC SCHOOL FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Education to create a priority list for repairing
public school fire alarm systems.
Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this measure.
Your Committee finds that properly functioning fire alarm
systems are essential for public school safety. Accordingly, the
National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code requires
schools to have functioning fire alarm systems. Your Committee
notes that twenty percent of Hawaii's two hundred fifty—seven
public schools are more than one hundred years old, and at greater
risk for severe fire damage. On certain campuses, such as King
Intermediate School on Oahu and Konawaena Elementary School on
Hawaii Island, fire alarm systems were out of service for several
years, posing a significant risk to students, faculty, and staff
in the event of a fire. As properly functioning fire alarms can
be the difference between life and death, this measure addresses
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safety concerns at public schools to ensure the safety of
occupants and prevent significant structural damage.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(l) Urging the Department of Education to also consider
acceptable alternatives to school fire alarm systems;
and
(2) Amending its title in accordance with its amended
purpose.
affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
As
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 28, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as S.R. No. 28, S.D. l.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Education,
(5)1 R°ng>fl ’.
MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Education
EDU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
SR ‘38 EDU ‘1] :s [102,13
D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
D Pass, unamended
2312
w Pass,with amendments D
2311
Hold
2310
D Recommit
231 3
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
KIDANI, Michelle N. (C)
KIM, Donna Mercado (VC)
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KANUHA, Dru Mamo
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. ‘Tim”
FEVELLA, Kurt
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Z
TOTAL é
Recommendation:
m Adopted D NotAdopted
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 11/30/22