HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	121
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

requesting a feasibility study on the attachment of the office of information practices on a permanent basis TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.

     WHEREAS, the Office of Information Practices was established by Act 262, Session Laws of Hawaii 1988; and

     WHEREAS, the Office of Information Practices administers the Uniform Information Practices Act, codified as chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires open access to government records, and the Sunshine Law, codified as chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires open public meetings; and

     WHEREAS, the Office of Information Practices was established on a temporary basis, and is currently attached to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for administrative purposes; and

     WHEREAS, establishing the Office of Information Practices on a permanent basis would provide stability and continuity in legal opinions and guidelines affecting state and county agencies, as well as promote independence from undue political influence; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, the Senate concurring, the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study the feasibility of establishing the Office of Information Practices on a permanent basis, administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as part of its study, the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to consider the feasibility of establishing positions within the Office of Information Practices that would be subject to the Civil Service Law, as codified in chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Lieutenant Governor, the Comptroller, the Director of the Office of Information Practices, and the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Office of Information Practices; Permanent Establishment; Feasibility Study