Bill Text: HI SB406 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 406 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Spending Commission Staff.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB406 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-SB406-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	406
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION STAFF.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 11-314, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§11-314 Duties of the commission. The duties of the commission under this part are to:

(1) Develop and adopt forms required by this part;

(2) Adopt and publish a manual for all candidates, candidate committees, and noncandidate committees, describing the requirements of this part, including uniform and simple methods of recordkeeping;

(3) Preserve all reports required by this part for at least ten years from the date of receipt by the commission;

(4) Permit the inspection, copying, or duplication of any report required by this part pursuant to rules adopted by the commission under chapter 91; provided that this paragraph shall not apply to the sale or use of information under section 11-344;

(5) Ascertain whether any person has failed to file a report required by this part or has filed a substantially defective or deficient report. The commission shall notify the person by first class mail that a fine may be assessed for the failure to file or the filing of a substantially defective or deficient report, and the defective or deficient report shall be corrected and explained. All fines collected under this section as authorized by sections 11-340 and 11‑410 shall be deposited in the general fund of the State;

(6) Hold public hearings;

(7) Investigate and hold hearings for receiving evidence of any violations pursuant to subpart I of this part;

(8) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91;

(9) Request the initiation of prosecution for the violation of this part pursuant to section 11-411;

(10) Administer and monitor the distribution of public funds under this part;

(11) Suggest accounting methods for candidates, candidate committees, or noncandidate committees in connection with reports and records required by this part;

(12) Employ or contract with, without regard to chapters 76, 78, and 89, persons it finds necessary for the performance of its day-to-day functions, including a full-time executive director, and to fix their compensation; provided that the commission shall have the authority, at its discretion, to dismiss persons employed by or contracted with the commission; provided further that persons employed or contracted by the commission shall have the authority, without further commission action, to perform the day‑to‑day functions of the commission;

(13) Conduct random audits and field investigations, as necessary; and

(14) File for injunctive relief when indicated."

SECTION 2. Section 11-402, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) A complaint initiated by the commission or staff of the commission shall be in writing and signed by the executive director."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.

Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission Package; Commission; Staff; Day‑to‑day Functions; Complaints

Description:

Clarifies that the campaign spending commission may employ or contract with persons for the performance of day-to-day functions of the commission. Clarifies that persons employed or contracted by the campaign spending commission shall have the authority to perform day-to-day functions of the commission without further commission action. Requires a complaint initiated by the staff of the campaign spending commission to be in writing and signed by the executive director of the commission. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)

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