HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1192 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature further finds that the public access room, an office under the legislative reference bureau, provides the public with information, equipment, facilities, and services to assist in research activities, educational outreach, and public engagement related to work with the legislature. The legislature additionally finds that the public access room is well-positioned to further civic engagement between the legislature and students in the State through educational partnerships such as the Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education. However, the public access room currently lacks resources to provide outreach services beyond its current efforts.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require the public access room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education and provide funding for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to assist in effectuating this requirement.
SECTION 2. Section 21G-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established in the state capitol a public access room in which members of the public shall be allowed to utilize various equipment, services, and facilities to enhance their ability to participate in the legislative process. As part of its duties, the public access room shall establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the public access room.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the legislative reference bureau for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Legislative Reference Bureau; Public Access Room; Educational Outreach and Engagement Program; Appropriation
Description:
Requires the Public Access Room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education and appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to assist in effectuating this requirement.
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