THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1514
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the state campaign spending law has been carefully crafted to promote open and fair elections. The legislature further finds that new candidate and noncandidate committees may miss filing requirements for some reports and that even experienced committees may miss requirements due to changes in the law as evidenced by the multitude of conciliation agreements on the campaign spending commission's agenda. These conciliation agreements most often are first offenses with committees admitting to their lack of knowledge or understanding of the reporting requirements. The legislature additionally finds that, in order to assist candidate and noncandidate committees to stay as open and fair under the law as reasonable, training on key deadlines, reports, and law changes by the campaign spending commission should be mandatory for all candidate and noncandidate committees in every election cycle.

The purpose of this Act is to require at least one individual from each candidate and noncandidate committee to complete a training course administered by the campaign spending commission.

SECTION 2. Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§11-   Training requirement. (a) In each election cycle, at least one individual from each candidate and noncandidate committee shall complete a training course administered by the campaign spending commission. The individual may be the candidate or the candidate's or noncandidate's designated representative, officer, or volunteer.

(b) The training course shall be developed by the campaign spending commission and shall provide information on all campaign spending laws, reporting requirements, and deadlines as determined by the campaign spending commission."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission; Training; Candidate and Noncandidate Committees

Description:

Requires at least one individual from each candidate and noncandidate committee to complete mandatory training on key campaign spending laws, reporting requirements, and deadlines at least once every election cycle.

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