Report Title:

Publication and Distribution of Reports; Electronic Posting

 

Description:

Requires a government agency to make reports available in printed form and posted on the agency's website or posted on the Internet in an easily-located manner.

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

813

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO REPORTS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§1-   Publication and distribution of reports. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, law, charter provision, ordinance, or rule to the contrary, whenever a government agency is required to publish and distribute a report for public inspection, the report shall be:

(1) Available in printed form; and

(2) Posted on the government agency's website, if the agency maintains a website; or

(3) Posted on the Internet in an easily-located manner.

(b) For purposes of this section, "government agency" means each department, board, commission, or officer of the State or any of its political subdivisions."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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