HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1768

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 92F-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any other provision in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, each agency shall make available for public inspection and duplication during regular business hours:

     (1)  Rules of procedure, substantive rules of general applicability, statements of general policy, and interpretations of general applicability adopted by the agency;

     (2)  Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders made in the adjudication of cases, except to the extent protected by section 92F-13(1);

     (3)  Government purchasing information, including all bid results, except to the extent prohibited by section 92F-13;

     (4)  Pardons and commutations, as well as directory information concerning an individual's presence at any correctional facility;

     (5)  Land ownership, transfer, and lien records, including real property tax information and leases of state land;

     (6)  Results of environmental tests;

     (7)  Minutes of all agency meetings required by law to be public;

     (8)  Name, address, and occupation of any person borrowing funds from a state or county loan program, and the amount, purpose, and current status of the loan;

     (9)  Certified payroll records on public works contracts except social security numbers and home addresses;

    (10)  Regarding contract hires and consultants employed by agencies:

         (A)  The contract itself, the amount of compensation;

         (B)  The duration of the contract; and

         (C)  The objectives of the contract,

          except social security numbers and home addresses;

    (11)  Building permit information within the control of the agency;

    (12)  Water service consumption data maintained by the boards of water supply;

    (13)  Rosters of persons holding licenses or permits granted by an agency that may include name, business address, type of license held, and status of the license;

    (14)  The name, compensation (but only the salary range for legislative employees and employees covered by or included in chapter 76, and sections 302A-602 to 302A-639, and 302A‑701, or bargaining unit (8)), job title, business address, business telephone number, job description, education and training background, previous work experience, dates of first and last employment, position number, type of appointment, service computation date, occupational group or class code, bargaining unit code, employing agency name and code, department, division, branch, office, section, unit, and island of employment, of present or former officers or employees of the agency; provided that this paragraph shall not require the creation of a roster of employees [; and provided further that this paragraph shall not] or apply to information regarding present or former employees involved in an undercover capacity in a law enforcement agency[.];

         (A)  As used in this paragraph, "legislative employees" includes legislative officers as defined by section 88-21, staff of the legislative branch of the State, legislative service agency directors as defined by section 21E-1, and officers and employees of legislative service agencies as defined by section 21E-1; and

         (B)  Disclosure of the salary ranges for legislative employees required by this paragraph shall be in accordance with the financial disclosure ranges required in subsection 84-17(g);

    (15)  Information collected and maintained for the purpose of making information available to the general public; and

    (16)  Information contained in or compiled from a transcript, minutes, report, or summary of a proceeding open to the public."

     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.


 


 

Report Title:

Information Practices; Legislative Employees

 

Description:

Permits public inspection and duplication of salary ranges, rather than exact compensation, for legislative employees.  (HB1768 HD1)

 

 

 

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