HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2675 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§127A- Local television stations; emergency information;
closed or open captioning. (a) Each local television station shall make
emergency information that is provided in the audio portion of its video
programming accessible to persons with hearing disabilities by using a method
of closed or open captioning.
(b) During an emergency, the agency shall monitor
the video programming of each local television station. If a local television station that is
broadcasting emergency information fails to comply with subsection (a), the
agency shall immediately issue a warning to the station by telephone or other
instantaneous means of communication and inform the station of its duty to
comply. If the local television station
fails to comply within minutes, the
agency shall subsequently assess and collect a fine from the station in an
amount and in a manner that complies with rules adopted by the governor pursuant
to section 127A-25.
(c) For the purposes of this section:
"Broadcast
station" and "television service" shall have the same meaning as
in title 47 United States Code section 153, as amended.
"Closed
captioning" and "video programming" shall have the same meaning as
in title 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 79.1(a).
"Emergency
information" shall have the same meaning as in title 47 Code of Federal
Regulations section 79.2(a).
"Local
television station" means a broadcast station that is located in Hawaii and
provides television service.
"Open captioning" shall have the same meaning as "closed captioning"; provided that the technology does not require a television viewer to use a closed caption decoder described in subpart B of 47 Code of Federal Regulations part 79 in order to read the captioned text."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
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Report Title:
HEMA; Emergency Information; Closed or Open Captioning
Description:
Requires each local television station to make emergency information that is provided in the audio portion of its video programming accessible to persons with hearing disabilities by using a method of closed or open captioning.
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