The Law Center submitted the following testimony during the 2019 legislative session. The descriptions of each bill were copied from the Capitol website.
Allows each surviving immediate family members of murder or manslaughter victims to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department, upon the conclusion of all criminal and civil proceedings that arose from the offense. (SD1)
Requires the legislature to follow fundamental principles of the sunshine law, including: requiring a majority vote to suspend legislative rules; requiring proposed amendments on a bill to be germane to the text to be amended; requiring correspondence on measures to be considered testimony; and requiring the posting, on the order of the day, of votes by a house to agree to amendments made by the other house.
Exempts members of a county council from the limitation on the number of members that may attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to official board business, including a meeting of another entity, legislative hearing, convention, seminar, or community meeting. Clarifies that such meetings shall be meetings that are open to the public for purposes of permitted interactions.
Permits two or more members of a board to attend state of the city, state of the county, state of the State, or state of the judiciary addresses.
Establishes a chief data officer and data set task force, within the office of enterprise technology services, to develop, implement, and manage statewide data set policies, procedures, and standards. (SB1001 HD1)
Requires the office of information practices to resolve all public complaints about noncompliance with chapter 92F and part I of chapter 92 within six months from the date the office of information practices receives the complaint.
Requires criminal history record checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services. Clarifies the role and response of the child care licensing program when it receives a report of death or injury of a child in a child care setting. Addresses the release of information pending an investigation. Increases penalties and clarifies that the Department of Human Services may take administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing requirements. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Establishes the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Reentry Commission and Corrections Population Management Commission to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.
Requires county police departments to disclose to the Legislature the identity of an officer upon an officer’s suspension or discharge. Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act to allow for public access to information about suspended officers. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Permits public inspection and duplication of salary ranges, for legislative employees in incremental amounts of $15,000, rather than exact compensation amounts. Defines “legislative employees”. (HB362 HD1)
Establishes a Chief Data Officer and Data Task Force in the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop, implement, and manage statewide data set policies, procedures, and standards. Appropriates moneys. (HB532 HD1)
Requires criminal history checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the DHS. Allows DHS to take both administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing provisions. Addresses the release of information pending an investigation. (HB1000 HD1)
Establishes the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Creates a position for an Oversight Coordinator for the Commission. Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Reentry Commission and Corrections Population Management Commission to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. (HB1552 HD2)
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial appeals resolution process with a randomly chosen selection of all incoming public appeals.
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial preliminary inclination process for incoming public appeals.
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial appeals resolution process with a randomly chosen selection of all incoming public appeals.
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial preliminary inclination process for incoming public appeals.
Urging the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to follow and abide by the public notice requirements for its meetings pursuant to Chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial appeals resolution process with a randomly chosen selection of all incoming public appeals.
Requesting the Office of Information Practices to explore a trial appeals resolution process with a randomly chosen selection of all incoming public appeals.
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