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Advocates press for dementia training; law-enforcement standards board seeks needs assessment
Summary
HB 1976 would require minimal dementia-focused training for first responders. Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers urged passage; the Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board pushed back, asking for a needs assessment and arguing administrative rulemaking could be better suited than statute.
The committee heard competing views on HB 1976, which would require dementia-specific training for first responders and establish a collaborative review process for curricula.
Victor McCraw, administrator of the Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board, said the bill’s process is flawed: the board has not been engaged and a statutory mandate is unnecessary because existing training proposals and…
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