Bill Text: HI HB2051 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Weed And Seed Strategy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-25 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:30PM in conference room 329. [HB2051 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2051-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the weed and seed strategy is a United States Department of Justice initiative that is administered locally by the United States Attorney's Office.
The legislature further finds that the weed and seed strategy is a collaborative effort among federal, state, and county level law enforcement agencies, social service agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and residents to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities. The four key elements of the weed and seed strategy are:
(1) Law enforcement;
(2) Community policing;
(3) Prevention, intervention, and treatment programs; and
(4) Neighborhood restoration.
The legislature additionally finds that the weed and seed strategy uses local law enforcement to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity in targeted neighborhoods by "weeding" out the criminal element in the community. Community policing involves having police officers work closely with community residents to develop solutions to violent and drug-related crimes. The next step is to "seed" the community with human services that include prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood revitalization.
The legislature also finds that the weed and seed strategy has been successful since its inception in the Kalihi‑Palama and Chinatown areas of downtown Honolulu as well as in Waipahu and Ewa/Ewa Beach. The legislature also finds that, since the beginning of the program, crime in those areas has been significantly reduced.
The purpose of this Act is to make an appropriation to maintain the weed and seed strategy in those communities in which the strategy is currently being implemented.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 as a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed program.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of the attorney general for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Grant; Weed and Seed Strategy; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for a grant to Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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