THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2323
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 383, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§383‑   Requirement to post work availability online. To meet the online registration for work requirements under section 383-29(a), the department shall:

(1) Allow an individual to post the required information independently on the department's internet job-matching system; or

(2) Accept information provided by the individual in the form prescribed by the department, and enter the necessary information on the department's internet job-matching system for the individual.

The employment office shall provide the necessary information to the unemployment office for the purpose of determining whether the individual's registration for work requirements have been met."

     SECTION 2.  Section 383-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work" to read as follows:

     ""Registered for work" or "registration for work" means that an individual shall provide information to the employment office to be posted on the department's internet job-matching system, including [but not limited to] the individual's name, job skills, education, training, prior employment history and work duties, preferred working conditions, occupational licenses, and other relevant occupational information to facilitate work search efforts by the individual and increase job referrals by the employment office.  [The information shall be posted with the department's assistance or independently by the individual.  The employment office shall provide the necessary information to the unemployment office for purposes of determining that the individual's registration for work requirements has been met.]"

     SECTION 3.  Act 170, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, is amended by amending section 7 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009, and shall be repealed on July 1, 2012; provided that on July 1, 2012, sections 383-1 and 383-29(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the same form in which they read on June 30, 2009[.]; provided further that the definition of "registered for work" shall not be repealed when this Act is repealed and section 383-1 is reenacted pursuant to this section."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

Report Title:

Prohibiting Online Requirements by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Description:

Clarifies that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations shall either allow individuals to post job-availability online independently, or post the information online for the individual after the individual provides the necessary information on a form prescribed by the Department.  (SB2323 HD2)

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