Bill Text: HI HB330 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Agency Meetings; Notice Requirements; Disabilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-15 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Carroll, Coffman, Hanohano, Har, Kawakami, Ward excused (6). [HB330 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-HB330-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public agency meetings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require, in part, that state and local government entities ensure that all programs, services, or activities be accessible to persons with disabilities.
SECTION 2. Section 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§92-7 Notice. (a) The
board shall give written public notice of any regular, special, or rescheduled
meeting, or any executive meeting when anticipated in advance. The notice shall
include an agenda which lists [all]:
(1) All of the items to be considered
at the forthcoming meeting[, the];
(2) The date, time, and place of the
meeting[, and in];
(3) A telephone number, facsimile number, email address, and person for individuals with disabilities to contact if they need an accommodation in order to participate at the meeting; and
(4) In the case of an executive meeting, the purpose shall be stated.
(b) The board shall post the information electronically on the state calendar and the board's website. The information shall conform to the applicable provisions set forth by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title 29 United States Code section 794d, including the regulations implementing that Act as set forth under title 36 Code of Federal Regulations part 1194, except when compliance with those provisions imposes an undue burden; in such instance, the board shall provide individuals with disabilities with the information and data involved by an alternative method of access that allows the individual to use the information and data. In order to ease access to state websites and make them accessible to persons with disabilities, the websites shall comply with the following guidelines, at minimum:
(1) A text equivalent for every non-text element;
(2) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation synchronized with the presentation;
(3) Web pages designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup;
(4) Documents that are organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet;
(5) Redundant text links for each active region of a server-side image map;
(6) Client-side image maps, instead of server-side maps, shall be provided except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape;
(7) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables;
(8) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers;
(9) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation;
(10) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than two Hertz and lower than fifty-five Hertz;
(11) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a website comply with this section when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes;
(12) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology;
(13) When a webpage requires that an applet, plug-in, or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page shall provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with title 36 Code of Federal Regulations section 1194.21(a) through (l);
(14) When electronic forms are designed to be completed online, the form shall allow people using assistive technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues;
(15) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links; and
(16) An alert to notify the user when a timed response is required, with sufficient time given to the user to indicate more time is required, shall be provided.
The means specified by this section shall be the only means required for giving notice under this part notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
[(b)] (c) The board shall file
the notice in the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county
clerk's office, and in the board's office for public inspection, at least six
calendar days before the meeting. The notice shall also be posted at the site
of the meeting whenever feasible.
[(c)] (d) If the written public
notice is filed in the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate
county clerk's office less than six calendar days before the meeting, the
lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk shall immediately notify
the chairperson of the board, or the director of the department within which
the board is established or placed, of the tardy filing of the meeting notice.
The meeting shall be canceled as a matter of law, the chairperson or the
director shall ensure that a notice canceling the meeting is posted at the place
of the meeting, and no meeting shall be held.
[(d)] (e) No board shall change
the agenda, once filed, by adding items thereto without a two-thirds recorded
vote of all members to which the board is entitled; provided that no item shall
be added to the agenda if it is of reasonably major importance and action
thereon by the board will affect a significant number of persons. Items of
reasonably major importance not decided at a scheduled meeting shall be
considered only at a meeting continued to a reasonable day and time.
[(e)] (f) The board shall
maintain a list of names and addresses of persons who request notification of
meetings and shall mail a copy of the notice to such persons at their last
recorded address no later than the time the agenda is filed under subsection [(b).]
(c)."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Public Agency Meetings; Notice Requirements; Disabilities
Description:
Requires public notices to provide a contact person, including contact information, to whom requests for accommodations for individuals with disabilities may be made. Requires notices that are posted electronically to conform to the applicable provisions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
