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HI Rev Stat § 21E-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21E. Joint Legislative Management Committee|21E-2 Establishment of the joint legislative management committee; members; terms; vacancies.

  §21E-2 Establishment of the joint legislative management committee; members; terms; vacancies.  (a) There is established within the legislature a bipartisan joint legislative management committee to supervise, develop policy, and coordinate activities for all legislative service agency staff services.  (b) The committee shall consist of ten members: five shall be representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, including the chairperson of the house committee on legislative management and at least one member of the minority party, and five shall be senators appointed by the president of the senate, including the chairperson of the senate committee on legislative management and at least one member of the minority party. The appointing authority of each house shall make and announce the appointment or reappointment of members of the committee no later than fifteen days after the convening of the first regular session of each legislature. The chairpersons of the house and senate legislative management committees shall serve as co-chairs of the joint legislative management committee.  (c) Members shall serve for the duration of the legislature during which they are appointed. In the event the appointing authority of either house has not appointed or reappointed members of the committee within fifteen days after the convening of the first regular session of the legislature, the incumbent members shall continue serving on the committee until successors are appointed. When a member of the committee files a declaration of candidacy for an elective office other than that of member of either house of the legislature, and the member has not resigned from membership on the committee, the member's committee membership shall terminate on the date of filing.  (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee, the appointing authority of the house incurring the vacancy shall fill the vacancy within thirty days. A legislator appointed to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the member vacating the seat.  (e) Members of the committee shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. [L 1990, c 127, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21E-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21E. Joint Legislative Management Committee|21E-3 Meetings and attendance of quorum.

  §21E-3 Meetings and attendance of quorum. The members of the committee shall meet at times and places as specified by a call of the co-chairpersons or a majority of the committee. The committee shall prescribe rules for its own management and government. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the committee. [L 1990, c 127, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21E-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21E. Joint Legislative Management Committee|21E-4 Powers and duties.

  §21E-4 Powers and duties. The committee shall be responsible for establishing general policy and evaluating, supervising, and coordinating activities among the legislative service agencies. The committee shall:  (1) Determine the types, quantity, and quality of tasks to be assigned to each legislative service agency within statutory limitations; provided that with respect to direction to the auditor to conduct investigations pursuant to Article VII, section 10 of the Constitution of the State, direction shall be by both houses of the legislature;  (2) Evaluate and recommend the budget of each legislative service agency to the legislature;  (3) Approve annually the salary pay ranges to be used in determining the salaries of the staffs of legislative service agencies. Legislative service agency directors shall determine the salaries to be paid to their respective staffs in accordance with the pay ranges. Each legislative service agency director shall file a report annually with the committee setting forth the salaries paid to their respective staffs;  (4) Meet at times as it may determine to carry out its policy-making duties;  (5) Evaluate ways to improve legislative service agency staff services and organization, including but not limited to: operations of legislative service agencies, management of legislative business, legislative compensation, legislative information systems, legislative office space, and efficient use of state capitol facilities;  (6) Supervise the development, operation, and maintenance of legislative information processing systems, including but not limited to approving and monitoring joint computer operations in the legislative process;  (7) Adopt rules as necessary for the purposes of this chapter; and  (8) Do all things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. [L 1990, c 127, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-1 Purpose.

  §21F-1 Purpose. The legislature finds that most states have a separate fiscal policy office in the legislative branch that works effectively to provide the legislature with necessary revenue and expenditure data and analyses from which economic and fiscal policies are developed. In Hawaii, the legislature relies on the economic and fiscal analyses of the executive branch and private sector. The legislature believes that this dependency creates an inherent conflict of interest that precludes the legislature from operating independently.  Modern legislatures have become sophisticated data gatherers and analysts, on par with the executive and judiciary branches. Over the last five years, this shift has been accelerated through the development of professional, highly specialized legislative staff.  Since Hawaii's legislature meets for only four months of the year, it has come to rely heavily on the use of session-only legislative staff or employees on loan from the executive branch. In 1988, the state house and senate together employed six hundred twenty-one session staff members as compared to one hundred fifty-one permanent employees. Only New York, the state with the most legislative staff in the country, had more session staff than Hawaii.  The purpose of this chapter is to establish a permanent legislative committee to provide the legislature with information, facts, and analyses concerning fiscal, budgetary, and tax matters of the State. It is the legislature's intent that the committee, with the assistance of the office of the legislative analyst, shall perform independent, in-depth analysis of the State's budget, revenues and expenditures, economic conditions, and tax policies. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-2 Definitions.

  §21F-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:  "Committee" means the joint legislative budget committee.  "House" means the state house of representatives.  "Office" means the office of the legislative analyst.  "Senate" means the state senate. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-3 Joint legislative budget committee established; purpose.

  §21F-3  Joint legislative budget committee established; purpose. The joint legislative budget committee is hereby established. The committee shall ascertain facts and make recommendations to the legislature and to the houses thereof concerning: the state budget; the revenues and expenditures of the State; the organization and functions of the State, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies; and other matters as may be provided for in the rules of the senate and the rules of the house. The committee shall have a continuing existence and may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this State, during the sessions of the legislature or any recess, and in the interim period between sessions. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-4 Selection of members; co-chairpersons; filling vacancies.

  §21F-4 Selection of members; co-chairpersons; filling vacancies. The committee shall consist of five members of the senate and five members of the house who shall be selected in the manner provided for in the rules of the senate and the rules of the house. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house shall select the members of the committee, including members of the majority leadership, members of the minority leadership, the chairperson of the senate ways and means committee, and the chairperson of the house finance committee. The chairperson of the senate ways and means committee and the chairperson of the house finance committee shall serve as co-chairpersons of the committee. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the manner provided for in the rules of the senate and the rules of the house. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist as to any member of the committee whose term is expiring whenever the member is not reelected at the general election. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-5 Rules.

  §21F-5 Rules. The committee is authorized to adopt rules governing its own proceedings and to create subcommittees from its membership and assign to the subcommittees any study, inquiry, investigation, or hearing that the committee itself has authority to undertake or hold. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-6 Office of the legislative analyst established.

  §21F-6 Office of the legislative analyst established. (a) There is established the office of the legislative analyst to be administered by the committee. The committee shall appoint a legislative analyst who shall serve for a period of four years. The committee, by a three-fourths vote of its members, may remove the legislative analyst from office, but only for cause. The committee shall fix the salary of the legislative analyst.  (b) The legislative analyst may employ other clerical and technical employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the office. The legislative analyst and other clerical and technical employees shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit program plan or privilege generally available to state employees. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21F-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-7 General purposes of analyst.

  §21F-7 General purposes of analyst.  (a) The purpose of the office of the legislative analyst shall be:  (1) To provide the legislature with research and analysis of current and projected state revenues and expenditures;  (2) To provide the legislature with a report analyzing the governor's proposed levels of revenue and expenditures for biennial budgets submitted under chapter 37 as well as other supplemental budget submittals to the legislature by the governor;  (3) To provide an analysis of the impact of the governor's proposed revenue and expenditure plans for the next biennium;  (4) To conduct research matters of economic and fiscal policy and to report to the legislature on the result of the research;  (5) To provide economic reports and studies on the state of the State's economy, including trends and forecasts for consideration by the legislature;  (6) To conduct budget and tax studies and provide general fiscal and budgetary information;  (7) To review and make recommendations on the operation of state programs in order to appraise the implementation of state laws regarding the expenditure of funds and to recommend means of improving their efficiency; and  (8) To recommend to the legislature changes in the mix of revenue sources for programs, in the percentage of state expenditures devoted to major programs, and in the role of the legislature in overseeing state government expenditures and revenue projections.  (b) In performing the duties under subsection (a), the legislative analyst shall consider, among other things:  (1) The relative dependence on state tax revenues, federal funds, and user fees to support state-funded programs, and whether the existing mix of revenue sources is appropriate, given the purposes of the programs;  (2) The relative percentages of state expenditures that are devoted to major programs such as education, assistance to local government, aid to individuals, state agencies and institutions, and debt service; and  (3) The role of the legislature in overseeing state government expenditures, including legislative appropriation of money from the general fund, legislative appropriation of money from funds other than the general fund, state agency receipt of money into revolving and other dedicated funds and expenditure of money from these funds, and state agency expenditure of federal funds. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2] Revision Note  Subsection (a) designation added.
HI Rev Stat § 21F-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis|21F-8 Agencies to cooperate.

  §21F-8 Agencies to cooperate. All departments, agencies, and education institutions of the executive and judicial branches, the office of Hawaiian affairs, and the University of Hawaii shall comply with requests of the office of the legislative analyst for information, data, estimates, and statistics on the funding revenue operations, and other affairs of the department, agency, education institution, the office of Hawaiian affairs, or University of Hawaii. The comptroller, the director of finance, the director of taxation, the administrative director of the courts, the administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs, and the president of the University of Hawaii shall provide the office of the legislative analyst with full and free access to information, data, estimates, and statistics in the possession of their respective departments on the state budget, revenue, expenditures, and tax revenue and expenditures. [L 1990, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21G-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21G. Public Access|21G-1 Purpose.

  §21G-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a permanent public access program to ensure improved public participation in the legislative process. [L 1994, c 259, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21G-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21G. Public Access|21G-2 Public access room established.

 §21G-2 Public access room established. (a) There is established in the state capitol a public access room in which members of the public shall be allowed to utilize various equipment, services, and facilities to enhance their ability to participate in the legislative process.  (b) The public access room shall be maintained by the legislative reference bureau. [L 1994, c 259, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 174, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 21G-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21G. Public Access|21G-3 Legislative broadcast program established.

  §21G-3 Legislative broadcast program established. (a) There is established in the state capitol a legislative broadcast program that shall become part of the legislature's permanent public access program.  (b) The legislative broadcast program shall be supervised by the joint legislative access committee established pursuant to section 21D-6. [L 1997, c 373, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 22-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-1 Presiding officer, tenure.

 §22-1 Presiding officer, tenure. The presiding officer and vice-presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall retain their respective offices, and shall discharge duties appropriate to their offices in the interim between sessions of the legislature, until such time as their successors are qualified in accordance with the rules of the respective houses or unless their tenure be terminated by action of the respective houses. [L 1965, c 231, pt of §1; Supp, pt of §2-50; HRS §22-1] Attorney General Opinions  Senate rule 31(3), which allows a majority of the members of the senate to convene a meeting of the senate "at any time for the purpose of carrying out the Senate's responsibilities under Article III, Section 12, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii", does not violate this section, because the rule merely establishes a portion of the process members must follow to terminate or choose their officers. Att. Gen. Op. 05-1.
HI Rev Stat § 22-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-2 Succession to presiding office of senate and house of representatives.

 §22-2 Succession to presiding office of senate and house of representatives. In case of the removal from office, or the death, resignation, absence from the State, or other inability of the presiding officer of the senate or the house of representatives to discharge the duties of the presiding officer's office, the vice-presiding officer of the senate or the house of representatives, as the case may be, shall become presiding officer until the disability be removed or until a successor to the office of presiding officer is qualified in accordance with the rules of the senate or the house of representatives, as the case may be. [L 1965, c 231, pt of §1; Supp, §2-51; HRS §22-2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 22-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-3 Clerk, tenure.

 §22-3 Clerk, tenure. The clerk of each house of the legislature shall, during sessions of the legislature, devote full time to the duties of the clerk's office; the clerk shall continue to hold office as clerk and shall discharge duties appropriate to the clerk's office in the interim between sessions of the legislature, until such time as the clerk's successor is qualified in accordance with the rules of the respective house or unless the clerk's tenure be terminated by action of the respective house. [L 1965, c 231, pt of §1; Supp, pt of §2-50; HRS §22-3; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 22-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-4 Permanent staffing.

 §22-4 Permanent staffing. Each house of the legislature may by appropriate rules provide for permanent professional staffing for each respective house. Persons appointed shall perform and observe such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to them, and they may be called to assist in the development and formulation of policy. Persons appointed by each respective house may, if so determined, serve as staff to committees during the interim and during regular sessions. They shall be appointed and removed and compensated as provided for in the rules of the respective houses, and the provisions of chapter 76 shall not apply. The members of the permanent staff shall be entitled to every state employee benefit and privilege. [L 1965, c 231, pt of §1; Supp, §2-52; am L 1967, c 148, §2; HRS §22-4; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
HI Rev Stat § 22-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-5 Payment of legislative bills and accounts.

 §22-5 Payment of legislative bills and accounts. During any session the clerk of each house shall pay all bills and accounts as shall be approved in accordance with the rules of the respective houses. When either house is not in session the clerk shall pay all bills and accounts as shall be approved by the presiding officer of the respective houses. The presiding officer of each house may authorize the payment of bills and accounts during the interim between sessions of the legislature. [L 1965, c 231, pt of §1; Supp, §2-53; HRS §22-5]
HI Rev Stat § 22-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff|22-6 Notice of proposed constitutional amendments.

 §22-6 Notice of proposed constitutional amendments. Upon the adoption of any bill that proposes a constitutional amendment, the clerks of each house of the legislature shall publish the text of the proposed constitutional amendment in accordance with article XVII, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. [L 2003, c 8, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 23-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|23. Auditor|23-1 Definition.

Revision Note Sections 23-1 to 10 have been designated Part I in view of addition of Part II.   §23-1 Definition. As used in this chapter:  "Departments, offices, and agencies" means and includes all executive departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, offices, agencies, and all independent commissions and other establishments of the state government (excepting the legislature) and all quasi-public institutions and all courts which are supported in whole or in part by, or which handle state or public funds; and  "Political subdivision" means and includes all counties and municipalities of the State insofar as they are supported by or handle state or public funds. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 14, pt of §1; Supp, §2-30; HRS §23-1]
HI Rev Stat § 23-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|23. Auditor|23-2 Auditor; appointment, tenure, removal.

 §23-2 Auditor; appointment, tenure, removal. The auditor shall be appointed, hold office for such term, and be subject to removal in the manner prescribed in section 10, Article VII, of the Constitution. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 14, pt of §1; am L 1963, c 184, pt of §1; Supp, pt of §2-31; HRS §23-2]
HI Rev Stat § 23-2.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|23. Auditor|23-2.5 Acting auditor.

  §23-2.5 Acting auditor. In the event that the auditor dies, resigns, becomes ineligible to serve, or is removed or suspended from office, the first assistant or first deputy to the auditor shall become the acting auditor until an auditor is appointed pursuant to Article VII, section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. The acting auditor shall have all of the powers and duties of the auditor. [L 1989, c 98, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 23-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|23. Auditor|23-3 Salary of the auditor and appropriations.

 §23-3 Salary of the auditor and appropriations. (a) Effective July 1, 2005, the salary of the auditor shall be the same as the salary of the director of health.  The salary of the auditor shall not be diminished during the auditor's term of office, unless by general law applying to all salaried officers of the State.  (b) The funds for the support of the auditor's office shall be provided for in the act providing for the expenses of the legislature. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 14, pt of §1; am L 1963, c 184, pt of §1, §3; am L 1965, c 223, §9; Supp, pt of § §2-31, 2-39; HRS §23-3; am L 1969, c 127, §4; am L 1975, c 58, §31; am L 1982, c 129, §29(1); am L 1986, c 128, §27(1); am L 1989, c 329, §17(1); am L 2005, c 225, §1; am L 2012, c 300, §2] Attorney General Opinions  A bill to appropriate funds for the legislative auditor may be separate and distinct from that of the expenses of the legislature. Att. Gen. Op. 67-2.