HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1860 |
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending the definition of "issuing agency" to read:
""Issuing agency" means [an agency
authorized by a county to issue removable windshield placards, temporary
removable windshield placards, special license plates, and identification cards
pursuant to this part.] the disability and communication access board."
2. By amending the definition of "removable windshield placard" to read:
""Removable
windshield placard" means a two-sided, hanger-style placard issued under
this part to a person with a disability who presents a certificate of
disability that verifies that the applicant's disability is expected to last
for at least [four] six years."
SECTION 2. Section 291-51.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291‑51.3 Reimbursement to
counties[.]; agreement with counties to issue permits.
[The State shall reimburse the counties for the unit cost of issuing a
removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard on behalf
of the State. Beginning July 1, 2006, the rate of the per unit cost
reimbursement shall be $12. All fees collected by the counties for issuing
removable and temporary removable windshield placards shall be deposited into
the state general fund.] The reimbursement rate paid to the counties for
the issuance, on behalf of the issuing agency, of removable windshield
placards, temporary removable windshield placards, special license plates, and
identification cards shall be established pursuant to section 291-56; provided
that a county may retain any fees charged for a transaction."
SECTION 3. Section 291-51.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291‑51.6
Issuance of temporary removable windshield placards. [Each county] The issuing agency
shall issue one temporary removable windshield placard [and a second
temporary removable windshield placard] to each applicant who requests and
presents a certificate of disability that verifies the duration of the
applicant's disability in monthly increments, which shall not exceed six
months, and upon payment of a fee to the issuing agency. [All fees
collected by the counties for issuing temporary removable windshield placards
shall be deposited into the state general fund. The temporary removable
windshield placard shall be designed, fabricated, and sold to the counties at a
rate negotiated by the disability and communication access board.] Upon
request of an applicant who has previously been issued one temporary removable
windshield placard, a second temporary removable windshield placard shall be
issued to that applicant."
SECTION 4. Section 291-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291‑52
Issuance of removable windshield placard. [Each county] The issuing agency shall issue one
removable windshield placard [and a second removable windshield placard]
to each applicant who [so requests and] presents a certificate of
disability that verifies that the applicant's disability is expected to last
for at least [four] six years. The removable windshield placard
shall expire [four] six years after the date of its issuance. [The
removable windshield placard shall be designed, fabricated, and sold to the
counties at a rate negotiated by the disability and communication access board.]
Upon request of an applicant who has
previously been issued one removable windshield placard, a second temporary
removable windshield placard shall be issued to that applicant."
SECTION 5. Section 291-52.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291‑52.6 Replacement of [a lost, stolen, or
mutilated] removable windshield placard or identification card. A
removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or
identification card [that is reported lost, stolen, or mutilated] shall
be replaced upon:
(1) Submittal to the issuing agency of[:
(A) A written statement by a
person with a disability that the placard or identification card was either
lost, stolen, or mutilated; and
(B) A] a completed application for a removable
windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or identification
card to the issuing agency; and
(2) Payment of a fee [to the issuing agency].
[All fees collected by the counties for
replacement of a lost, stolen, or mutilated removable windshield placard shall
be deposited into the state general fund.]"
SECTION 6. Section 291-56, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291‑56 Rules. The disability and communication access board shall adopt rules under chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this part, including rules for:
(1) The issuance, renewal, confiscation, revocation, and suspension of removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, and special license plates;
(2) Decertification, reciprocity, and the replacement of placards and identification cards;
(3) The design of the placard, identification card, and special license plates;
(4) The establishment of transaction fees for placards;
(5) Signage and
marking of parking spaces; [and]
(6) Reimbursement rates to the counties; and
[(6)] (7) Penalties."
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Parking for Disabled Persons
Description:
Designates disability and communication access board as issuing agency for removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placard, special license plates, and identification cards. Deletes counties as issuing agency. Increases qualifying disability from four to six years.
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