THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2138
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 84-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read:

""Intern" means any individual:

(1) Who performs unpaid services for the State for       or more hours per week as part of an internship program established by a private or public secondary or post-secondary educational institution; or

(2) Who:

(A) Is employed by a private sector employer; and

(B) Has taken an unpaid leave of absence from the private sector employer,

to instead work for the State for a fixed period of time not to exceed days."

2. By amending the definition of "employee" to read:

""Employee" means any nominated, appointed, or elected officer [or], employee, or intern of the State, including members of boards, commissions, and committees, and employees under contract to the State or of the constitutional convention, but excluding legislators, delegates to the constitutional convention, justices and judges."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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, 2022.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State Ethics Code; State Employees; Interns

Description:

Adds a definition of "intern" to statutes governing standards of conduct for state employees for the purpose of subjecting interns to those standards.

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