Bill Text: HI HB987 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Labor Data Collection.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to EET/LBT, JDC. [HB987 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB987-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LABOR DATA COLLECTION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 201-13.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§201-13.8 Data
or information collection. (a) The director[,] of business,
economic development, and tourism, in consultation with all affected governmental
agencies, shall assess the need for statistics and other information as to the number,
characteristics, needs, and movement of people into, out of, or within Hawaii, including
residents, migrants, and visitors, and such other information as the director of
business, economic development, and tourism may deem necessary, for the purposes
of sound economic research and analysis.
The director of business, economic development, and tourism shall
be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating such information to
governmental agencies on a timely basis, and is authorized to use any appropriate
method to collect the information, including but not limited to conducting an entry
and exit census or survey of all individuals entering, leaving, or living within
the State, and obtaining data or information acquired by other agencies, both public
and private. All governmental agencies shall
cooperate with and assist the director of business, economic development,
and tourism to implement this section.
(b) To the extent that it
is identifiable to an individual, information obtained by the department or its
agents through surveys, questionnaires, or other information gathering efforts shall
be held confidential and not disclosed or opened to public inspection, except that
such information may be shared with other government agencies as provided in section
92F-19.
(c) Public disclosure of information
gathered by the department could place businesses at a competitive disadvantage. Consequently, where disclosure would result in
the impairment of the department's ability to obtain such information and the frustration
of a legitimate government function, the department may withhold from public disclosure
competitively sensitive information including:
(1) Completed survey and questionnaire forms;
(2) Coding sheets;
and
(3) Database records of such information.
(d) The department may
collect and analyze information and data regarding the wages and hours of
employment in the State from employers. Every
employer subject to chapter 371 shall make, keep, and preserve records of the persons
employed by the employer and of the wages and hours of employment maintained by
the employer, and preserve the records for one year. In addition, every employer shall keep a record
of the current physical address of the employer and the North American Industry
Classification System code applicable to the employer, regardless of whether the
employer uses a professional employer organization or a third-party administrator.
For the purpose of collection and analysis, the department shall
have access to and the right to copy records of any matter or thing pertinent to
this subsection from employers, and every employer shall furnish to the department,
on demand, a copy of the records as the department requires and, if the department
so requires, upon forms prescribed or approved by the department.
[(d)] (e) The
director of business, economic development, and tourism may adopt [necessary]
rules necessary, pursuant to chapter 91, to administer this section."
SECTION 2. Statutory material
to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
Report Title:
Employer Information; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
Description:
Requires employers to maintain specified records. Allows the department of business, economic development, and tourism to collect and analyze employer information and data. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
