Bill Text: HI HB379 | 2017 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Government Accountability.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-14 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). [HB379 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2017-HB379-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that every year laws are enacted that require new studies and audits of various state government departments of agencies. Many of these studies and audits require an appropriation and also consume valuable time and resources of the department, agency, office, or branch of government tasked with preparing the study or audit. The legislature also finds that the resultant report is often not widely reviewed by the legislature or public and can sometimes go completely unnoticed despite the fact that these reports can contain valuable information. The legislature further finds that mandating a public hearing or informational briefing would facilitate greater discussion and analysis of the report, consequently better serving the public interest.
The purpose of this Act is to require a public hearing or informational briefing on certain audit reports and studies enacted with an appropriation within one year of the receipt of the report or study to properly review and consider the information provided.
SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"Part . HEARINGS or briefing ON REPORTS
§21- Procedures for consideration of reports. (a) The report for any study or audit conducted by:
(1) The executive departments and agencies, including the Hawaii health systems corporation;
(2) The auditor;
(3) The judiciary;
(4) The legislative reference bureau; or
(5) The Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
pursuant to state law and with funding appropriated by the legislature, including any budget Act, shall be submitted by the department, agency, office, or branch completing the study or audit to the chair of the applicable subject matter committee of each chamber and if no chair is currently appointed to that committee, then to the presiding officer of that chamber. The report shall comply with section 93-16.
(b) The respective chairs of the committees to whom a report is submitted under subsection (a) shall conduct a public hearing or informational briefing on the report within one year of the chair receiving the report. Upon request of the chair, a one-year extension of time or waiver of the requirement to conduct a public hearing or informational briefing may be granted by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as applicable; provided that the reasons for granting a one-year extension of time or waiver of the requirement under this part shall be posted on the legislature's website and publicly noticed at the state capitol."
SECTION 3. Chapter 21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by designating sections 21-1 to 21-19 as part I and inserting a title before section 21-1 to read as follows:
"PART I. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES"
SECTION 4. Sections 21-1, 21-2, 21-6, 21-13, 21-15, and 21-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes, are amended by substituting the word "part" wherever the word "chapter" appears, as the context requires.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2088.
Report Title:
Government Accountability; Legislative Hearings; Studies and Reports
Description:
Requires the Legislature to hold a public hearing or informational briefing within one year of receipt of a report by certain governmental departments or agencies that received an appropriation to conduct a study or audit and submit the report to the Legislature. (HB379 HD1)
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