Bill Text: HI SB2727 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Children and Youth Celebration Commission; State Sponsored
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Referred to HMS/GVO, WAM. [SB2727 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2727-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to children and youth.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§8- Children and youth celebration commission. (a) There shall be a commission to be known as the children and youth celebration commission placed within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes.
(b) The commission shall consist of the following members or their designees:
(1) The superintendent of education;
(2) The director of health;
(3) The director of human services;
(4) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; and
(5) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
The members of the commission shall select a chairperson from among its members.
(c) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. The comptroller shall reimburse the members of the commission for all necessary expenses incurred during the discharge of their duties.
(d) The commission may appoint and dismiss a program coordinator and a part-time clerk, without regard to chapter 76, who shall serve at the commission's pleasure, and whose salaries shall be provided through fees, public contributions, and private donations.
(e) The commission shall have charge of all arrangements for the celebration of children and youth month, including but not limited to children and youth day, children and youth summit, and children and youth advocates luncheon, pursuant to section 8-11. The commission may appoint committees and delegate powers and duties to the committees as it shall determine.
(f) The comptroller shall account for all moneys appropriated by the legislature, may raise funds to defray administrative costs, and may accept donations of money and personal property on behalf of the commission; provided that all donations accepted from private sources shall be expended in the manner prescribed by the contributor, and all moneys received from all sources shall be deposited into the commission's trust account.
(g) The commission shall be the coordinating agency for all state sponsored events staged during the celebration period as designated by the commission to assure activities planned are timely and appropriate to celebrate children and youth month.
(h) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purpose of this section."
SECTION 2. Section 8-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§8‑11 Children and [Youth
Day] youth day and [Month.] month. (a) The first
Sunday in October shall be known and designated as "Children and Youth
Day", and the entire month of October shall be known and designated as
"Children and Youth Month". This day and month are not and shall not
be construed to be state holidays.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the governor, public events celebrating children and youth may be held in the area of the state capitol, including on and around its grounds, as follows:
(1) Celebrations of [Children] children
and [Youth Day] youth day may be held on the first Sunday of
October; and
(2) Public events, such as the [Children] children
and [Youth Summit,] youth summit, which may be held in the month
of October.
(c) As part of celebrating children and youth during children and youth month, the following celebratory events shall be state sponsored events that are coordinated and carried out by the children and youth celebration commission pursuant to section 8- :
(1) Children and youth day;
(2) Children and youth summit; and
(3) Children and youth advocates luncheon."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Children and Youth Celebration Commission; State Sponsored
Description:
Establishes the children and youth celebration commission to coordinate events during children and youth month. Specifies that children and youth day, children and youth summit, and children and youth advocates luncheon are state sponsored events.
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