HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 84-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§84-41[]]
Applicability of part. This part applies to legislators[, elected];
members of the board of education[,]; trustees of the office of
Hawaiian affairs[,]; the governor[,]; the
lieutenant governor[, and]; executive department heads and
deputies[.]; the administrative director of the State; the
president, vice presidents, assistant vice presidents, chancellors, and
provosts of the University of Hawaii; the superintendent, deputy superintendent,
state librarian, and special assistant to the state librarian of the department
of education; the administrative director and deputy administrative director of
the courts; and the administrator and assistant administrator of the office of
Hawaiian affairs. This part does not apply to any other officer or
employee of the State."
SECTION 2. Section 84-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) [The ethics training course shall
be held in January of each year for those who have not attended the course
previously.] The course shall last [at least] no more than two
hours in length. Those state officials and employees enumerated in section
84-41, who have not previously attended the ethics training course, shall
complete the course within sixty days of their election or appointment to state
office. The state ethics commission may grant an extension of time to complete
the course for good cause shown."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2059.
Report Title:
Mandatory Ethics Training
Description:
Adds certain administrative directors, department heads, and other high-level state positions to the enumerated list of people required to complete mandatory ethics training. Effective January 1, 2059. (HB251 HD1)
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