THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2885
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO advancing civic engagement.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that civic engagement provides an opportunity for residents to become involved with improving their local communities and neighborhoods. In 2021, the Hawai‘i supreme court enacted Rule 23 to establish the commission to promote and advance civic education (PACE commission). One of the main functions of the PACE commission is to provide leadership, oversight, and initiatives to increase civic education in the community and at schools, increase citizens' knowledge about government, and to promote informed participation in government and democracy in Hawai‘i.

The legislature further finds that the public access room, an office under the legislative reference bureau, provides the public with information, equipment, facilities, and services to assist in research activities, educational outreach, and public engagement related to work with the legislature. The legislature additionally finds that the public access room is well-positioned to further civic engagement with the legislature in Hawai‘i public schools. However, the public access room currently lacks resources to provide outreach services in addition to its current responsibilities.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to provide a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position at the public access room to provide educational outreach and engagement with Hawai‘i public schools.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022-2023 for the creation of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the public access room to provide educational outreach and engagement with Hawaii public schools.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the legislative reference bureau for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Public Access Room; Educational Outreach; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position at the Public Access Room to provide educational outreach and engagement with Hawaii public schools.

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