Bill Text: HI SB135 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Telecommunication.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-25 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). [SB135 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB135-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The office of enterprise technology services shall establish a working group to conduct a study to identify state office buildings that are able to provide equitable telecommunication access to allow residents of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and residents of rural areas in the city and county of Honolulu, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings.
(b) Members of the working group shall include, at a minimum, representatives from each county and from the department of accounting and general services, department of education, and University of Hawaii system, and a person with a communication disability.
(c) The working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2022.
(d) The working group shall dissolve on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Study; State Office Buildings; Telecommunication; Accessibility; Legislative Hearings
Description:
Requires the office of enterprise technology services to establish a working group to conduct a study to identify state office buildings that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow residents of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and rural areas of the city and county of Honolulu, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings. Requires a report to the legislature. Dissolves the working group on 6/30/2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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