HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

632

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO OPEN DATA.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Open data is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents, or other mechanisms of control.  Open data applies to data that is already deemed public and made available electronically, such as on a website; it could include department, agency, and legislative data.  Open data is not data that is governed by privacy, security, or any pre-existing protection of the law.

     Open data is a top initiative of the chief information officer, as identified in the State of Hawaii Business and Information Technology/Information Resource Management Transformation Plan.  The purpose of the initiative is to increase public awareness and access to data and information created by and available from state departments and agencies, enhance government transparency and accountability, encourage public engagement, and stimulate innovation with the development of new analyses or applications based on the unique data provided by the State.

     The State launched its alpha open data site, data.hawaii.gov, with data sets provided by departments and agencies.  The site incorporates data that was readily available in digital format and commonly requested by the public.  The intent of this Act is to continue the efforts of the chief information officer in the multi-year, multi-phased program open data initiative.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding four new sections to part VII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-    Electronic data set availability; updates.  (a)  Each executive branch department shall use reasonable efforts to make appropriate and existing electronic data sets maintained by the department electronically available to the public through the State's open data portal at data.hawaii.gov or successor website designated by the chief information officer; provided that nothing in this chapter shall require departments to create new electronic data sets.  Such disclosure shall be consistent with the policies, procedures, and standards developed by the chief information officer and consistent with applicable law, including laws related to security and privacy.  Nothing in this chapter shall supersede chapter 27G.

     (b)  Each department shall update its electronic data sets in the manner prescribed by the chief information officer and as often as is necessary to preserve the integrity and usefulness of the data sets to the extent that the department regularly maintains or updates the data sets.

     (c)  For purpose of this part:

     "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information:

     (1)  In alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other non narrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and

     (2)  Regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an executive branch department that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the mission of that executive branch department.

     "Data set" means a named collection of related records on an electronic storage device, with the collection containing individual data units organized or formatted in a specific and prescribed way, often in tabular form, and accessed by a specific access method that is based on the data set organization.

     "Open data" means certain data that is available to the public to use and republish, without restrictions from copyright, patents, or other mechanisms of control.  Open data applies to data that is already deemed public and made available electronically and can include executive department, agency, or legislative data.  Open data is not data that is governed by privacy, security, or any pre-existing protection of the law.

     §27-     State liability for data sets.  Data sets shall be available for informational purposes only.  The State shall not be liable for any deficiencies in the completeness or accuracy of any data set, except where the State's conduct would constitute gross negligence, wilful and wanton misconduct, or intentional misconduct, and does not warrant its fitness for any particular use.

     §27-     Data set licensing.  The chief information officer may make the departments' electronic data sets on data.hawaii.gov available to third parties pursuant to a license, which may require the licensee to allow any user to copy, distribute, display, or create derivative works at no cost and with an appropriate level of conditions placed on the use.

     §27-     Data set rules.  (a)  The chief information officer, in consultation with the office of information practices, shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to make data sets available to the public, including which data sets are appropriate for public disclosure pursuant to chapter 92F.  In making this determination, the chief information officer, in consultation with the office of information practices, and the information security and privacy council, shall balance the benefits of publicly available data sets with the need to protect information that is proprietary or confidential.  The rules shall be adopted by July 1, 2015.  Information that is protected from disclosure by law shall not be subject to open data.

     (b)  The rules shall include the following:

     (1)  Technical requirements with the goal of making data sets available to the greatest number of users and for the greatest number of applications, including whenever practicable, the use of machine readable, non-proprietary technical standards for web publishing; and

     (2)  Guidelines for departments to follow in making data sets available."

     SECTION 3.  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 2013-2014 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the office of information practices to establish       FTE positions, to promote open data pursuant to this Act.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the office of information practices for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  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 2013-2014 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 for departments and agencies to provide open data coordinators.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of accounting and general services for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 5.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.



 

Report Title:

Open Data; Office of Information Management and Technology

 

Description:

Requires executive branch department to make electronic data sets available to the public.  Absolves State for liability for deficiencies or incomplete data.  Requires the Chief Information Officer to develop rules to implement the open data initiative.  Effective July 1, 2013.  (HB632 HD1)

 

 

 

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