Bill Text: HI SB2452 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Government Publications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - The committee on GVO deferred the measure. [SB2452 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2452-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 93-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "publication" to read as follows:
""Publication" means informational matter produced for public distribution or access in any tangible medium, including electronic or digital means, originating or produced with the imprint of, by the authority of, or at the total or partial expense of any agency of the State or a county government. "Publication" does not include manuals, calendars, schedules, correspondence, or forms intended strictly for in-house use of governmental agencies, scholarly publications of the University of Hawaii press, and materials developed by the department of education specifically for instructional use with students."
SECTION 2. Section 93-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§93-3
Deposit of publications. (a)
Upon release of a publication, every
state and county agency shall immediately deposit [two paper copies, and]
one electronic copy in a format prescribed by the state librarian, with the
state publications distribution center and one [paper] electronic
copy with the University of Hawaii.
Additional paper copies of the publications shall be deposited
with the publications distribution center upon request of a representative of
that center so long as copies are available.
(b) The state librarian, state publications distribution
center, and the University of Hawaii shall make available to the public an electronic
or digital copy of any publication deposited pursuant to this section, unless a
paper copy is requested.
(c)
The state librarian may enter into
depository agreements with private and public educational, historical, or
scientific institutions or other libraries, within or without the State, in order
to achieve the objectives sought under this part[.]; provided that any
depository agreement shall provide for the deposit of publications in electronic
or digital means unless the institution or library requests paper copies."
SECTION 3. Section 93-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§93-4 Depository library system. The state librarian shall designate at least one government publications depository in each county and shall distribute to each depository one electronic copy of each publication, as defined in this part. The state librarian shall deposit paper copies only upon the request of a government publications depository."
SECTION 4. Section 93-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§93-11
Disposition of statutes and court reports. In addition to the copies of Hawaii
Revised Statutes and Hawaii reports that may be disposed of by sale, exchange,
or presentation to public officers for official use, copies of each volume may
be presented to libraries of educational, historical, or scientific
institutions or other libraries of a public or quasi-public nature in the State
and elsewhere[.] through electronic or digital means, unless paper copies
are requested."
SECTION 5. Section 93-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other statute, law, charter provision, ordinance, or rule to the contrary, whenever a government agency is required to submit a report to the legislature, the report shall be:
(1) Available in [printed] electronic or
digital form;
(2) Submitted in [printed] electronic or
digital form to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the legislative reference bureau library[;], unless
printed copies are requested; and
(3) Posted on the designated central State of
(4) Posted on the Internet in an easily-located manner."
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Government Publications; State Publications Distribution Centers; State Librarian; Depository Agreements
Description:
Amends provisions relating to the distribution of government publications to require deposit of electronic or digital copies, unless printed copies are requested.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
