REPORT TITLE:
Public Meetings; Informational


DESCRIPTION:
In addition to giving notice of a regular, special, or
rescheduled meeting, requires a board to post a public notice of
its intent to hold an informational meeting.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           2726
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Findings and purpose.  The legislature finds
 
 2 that there is presently some confusion regarding public meetings
 
 3 and whether notice must be posted regarding various kinds of
 
 4 meetings.  To clear up some of this confusion, the legislature
 
 5 believes it is appropriate to state that where there is to be an
 
 6 informational meeting, hearing, briefing, or other similar event,
 
 7 then the board holding that meeting should be required to post
 
 8 notice of its intent to hold this particular meeting or other
 
 9 event.  The purpose of this Act is to assure that the State is
 
10 allowing interested parties enough time to prepare testimony or
 
11 data for informational meetings.
 
12      SECTION 2.  Section 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
13 amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
 
14      "(a)  The board shall give written public notice of any
 
15 regular, special, or rescheduled meeting, [or] any executive
 
16 meeting when anticipated in advance[.], or any informational
 
17 meeting.  The notice shall include an agenda which lists all of
 
18 the items to be considered at the forthcoming meeting, the date,
 
19 time, and place of the meeting, and in the case of an executive
 

 
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 1 meeting the purpose shall be stated."
 
 2      SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 3 New statutory material is underscored.
 
 4      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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 6                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________