Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 214 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Urging the department of education and hawaiʻi emergency management agency to adopt a curriculum for high school students to participate in the youth civil defense corps.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 214
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37	37	Urging the department of education and hawaiʻi emergency management agency to adopt a curriculum for high school students to participate in the youth civil defense corps.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) serves as the official emergency management agency for the State and is the primary coordinating agency between the State and each county emergency management agencies; and WHEREAS, as established under chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, HI-EMA's primary role is to maintain a comprehensive, coordinated, and cooperative emergency management program that prepares for, mitigates against, responds to, and recovers from emergencies and disasters that threaten or impact the State; and WHEREAS, to effectively complete this broad mandate, HI-EMA must establish a shared framework for the coordination of response and recovery actions, including the organization of state agencies, private sector entities, local communities, and civilians; and WHEREAS, during emergencies and disasters, pre-trained volunteers can fill the need for additional emergency personnel; and WHEREAS, a youth civil defense corps, to be established by the Department of Education can enable HI-EMA to effectively lead statewide emergency management efforts; and WHEREAS, by training high school students through a civil defense program, the Department of Education can further hazard mitigation and recovery plan implementation in the event of an emergency or disaster; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education, in consultation with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, is requested to establish a Youth Civil Defense Corps; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Youth Civil Defense Corps is requested to be administered at high schools to train students to participate in the State Emergency Response Team Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and Administrator of Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Education; Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency; Youth Civil Defense Corps; Emergencies; Disaster Management
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45	45	WHEREAS, the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) serves as the official emergency management agency for the State and is the primary coordinating agency between the State and each county emergency management agencies; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, as established under chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, HI-EMA's primary role is to maintain a comprehensive, coordinated, and cooperative emergency management program that prepares for, mitigates against, responds to, and recovers from emergencies and disasters that threaten or impact the State; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, to effectively complete this broad mandate, HI-EMA must establish a shared framework for the coordination of response and recovery actions, including the organization of state agencies, private sector entities, local communities, and civilians; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, during emergencies and disasters, pre-trained volunteers can fill the need for additional emergency personnel; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, a youth civil defense corps, to be established by the Department of Education can enable HI-EMA to effectively lead statewide emergency management efforts; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, by training high school students through a civil defense program, the Department of Education can further hazard mitigation and recovery plan implementation in the event of an emergency or disaster; now, therefore,
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69	69	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education, in consultation with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, is requested to establish a Youth Civil Defense Corps; and
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73	73	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Youth Civil Defense Corps is requested to be administered at high schools to train students to participate in the State Emergency Response Team Program; and
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77	77	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and Administrator of Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency.
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