Report Title:

Family Court, Director, Duties

 

Description:

Removes the duty of collecting statistics and preparing an annual report from the family court director. (HB2308 HD2)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2308

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE COURTS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 571-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) For each family court, the judge, or the senior judge [where] when there is more than one judge, shall appoint a chief administrative and executive officer who shall have the title of director of the family court. Under the general supervision of the senior judge or the judge, the director shall:

(1) Prepare an annual budget for the court;

(2) Formulate procedures governing the routine administration of court services;

(3) Make recommendations to the court for improvement in court services;

(4) Make recommendations to the senior judge or the judge for the appointment of administrative, supervisory, consultant, and necessary professional and clerical and other personnel to perform the duties assigned to the court and the director;

[(5) Collect necessary statistics and prepare an annual report of the work of the court;

(6)] (5) Provide supervision and consultation to the administrative and supervisory staff regarding the administration of court services, recruitment of personnel, in-service training, and fiscal and office management; and

[(7)] (6) Perform [such] other duties as the senior judge or the judge shall specify."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.