THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2277
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to government.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§26-   Reports to the legislature. (a)  Where a state agency is required by law or by concurrent resolution to submit a report to the legislature and is unable to do so by the required deadline, the state agency shall provide written notice to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives prior to the deadline.  The notice shall include an explanation as to why the state agency is unable to meet the deadline.

(b)  If an appropriation was made to the state agency for purposes of assisting the state agency with the report and the state agency fails to submit the report to the legislature by the required deadline or fails to provide notice pursuant to subsection (a), the legislature may reduce the state agency's budget for the following fiscal year by the appropriated amount.

(c)  State agencies shall provide the legislature with a detailed list of any and all reports due to the legislature one week prior to the reports' due date.

(d)  For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means a department, division, office, agency, or other organization of state government."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Reports to Legislature; Budget; Appropriations

Description:

Requires a state agency that is required to report to the legislature to provide written notice to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives in cases where it cannot meet the reporting deadline.  Allows the legislature to reduce a state agency's budget in cases where an appropriation was made to assist it with the report and the state agency fails to submit the report to the legislature by the deadline or fails to provide proper notice that the state agency cannot meet the reporting deadline.  Requires state agencies to provide the legislature with a detailed list of any and all reports due one week prior to the reports' due date.

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