THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1467
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF AGING.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 349-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The head of this office shall be known as the director of the executive office on aging, hereinafter referred to as director[.], who shall be a deputy director of the department of health.  The director shall have professional training in the field of social work, education, public health, and other related fields; extensive direct experience in programs or services related to elders; and recent experience in a supervisory, consultative, or administrative position.  The director shall be nominated and appointed by the governor without regard to chapters 76 and 89.  [Effective July 1, 2005, the director shall be paid a salary set by the appointing authority that shall not exceed sixty-nine per cent of the salary of the director of human resources development.]  The director shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Director of the Executive Office on Aging; Department of Health; Kupuna Caucus

Description:

Clarifies that the director of the executive office on aging shall be a deputy director of the department of health; removes salary restriction.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

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