Report Title:

Public Agency Meetings; Counties

Description:

Exempts counties from definition of "board" under sunshine law.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

314

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 92-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§92-2 Definitions. As used in this part:

[(1)] "Board" means any agency, board, commission, authority, or committee of the State [or its political subdivisions which] that is created by constitution, statute, rule, or executive order, to have supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power over specific matters and which is required to conduct meetings and to take official actions.

[(2)] "Chance meeting" means a social or informal assemblage of two or more members at which matters relating to official business are not discussed.

[(3)] "Meeting" means the convening of a board for which a quorum is required in order to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision upon a matter over which the board has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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