Bill Text: HI SR28 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: DOT; Screening Partnership Program

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-07 - Report and Resolution Adopted. [SR28 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SR28-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	28
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ADOPTING THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM aNd to make appropriate recommendations to the legislature.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Screening Partnership Program of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) contracts security screening services at commercial airports to qualified private companies, which run screening operations under federal oversight and in compliance with all TSA security screening procedures; and

 

     WHEREAS, privatization of public services is not a new concept, and has been used widely with great success by all levels of public agencies, as well as all branches of the United States military for many years; and

 

     WHEREAS, privatization creates competition, which in turn begets greater accountability, productivity, innovation, efficiency, and customer service at a lower cost; and

 

     WHEREAS, using a private contractor allows airports to flex the number of security screeners scheduled to better match passenger volume, which can fluctuate seasonally; and

 

     WHEREAS, as of April 2015, twenty-one airports throughout the United States have joined the Screening Partnership Program; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Screening Partnership Program has its roots after September 11, 2001, attacks shook the nation and airport industry, which led Congress to enact the Aviation Security Act of 2001, which includes provisions for a pilot program that would allow airports to use private contractors for passenger and baggage security screening services, operating under the umbrella of TSA's supervision; and

 

     WHEREAS, the overriding goal of the Screening Partnership Program is to ensure that participating airports provide services that meet TSA security and performance standards, and maximize cost savings for taxpayers; and

 

     WHEREAS, TSA's mission is to ensure that comprehensive security programs with uniform standards are applied at every commercial airport, whether an airport decides to utilize federal transportation security officers or a private screening workforce; and

 

     WHEREAS, airports participating in TSA's Screening Partnership Program are not held to lesser security standards, and while airports can use different technologies and processes to screen bags and passengers, the standards they must meet are identical; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, that the Department of Transportation is requested to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of adopting the TSA's Screening Partnership Program; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation report 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 2017; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

DOT; Screening Partnership Program