STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1002
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 406
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Government Reform, to which was referred S.B. No. 406, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION STAFF,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Clarify that the Campaign Spending Commission may employ staff who may initiate complaints on behalf of the Commission;
(2) Specify that the staff of the Campaign Spending Commission are not members of the Commission; and
(3) Require complaints initiated by the staff of the Campaign Spending Commission to be in writing and signed by the Executive Director of the Campaign Spending Commission.
Your Committee finds that the Campaign Spending Commission employs or contracts with individuals to carry out various functions of the Commission. Your Committee further finds that this measure is intended to clarify the authority of the Campaign Spending Commission's staff in performing day-to-day functions of the Commission.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing language that would have permitted the Campaign Spending Commission to employ staff who are not members of the Commission to initiate complaints on behalf of the Commission;
(2) Amending the duties of the Campaign Spending Commission to clarify that the duties of the Commission include employing or contracting with persons for the performance of the Commission's day‑to‑day functions, who shall have the authority to perform such day‑to‑day functions without further Commission action; and
(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Reform that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 406, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 406, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Reform,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |