Bill Text: HI HB941 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating To A State Chief Operating Officer.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB941 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-HB941-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

941

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to a state chief operating officer.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§26-     State chief operating officer; established.  (a)  The governor shall appoint, and may remove, a state chief operating officer, without regard to chapter 76.

     (b)  The state chief operating officer shall:

     (1)  Be experienced in the operations of government, business, and economic development;

     (2)  Assist the governor by developing and recommending policies and programs beneficial to businesses and to increase economic development; and

     (3)  Coordinate the policies of the governor regarding business and economic development with the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

     (c)  The state chief operating officer shall be a member of the state employees' retirement system and shall be included under any other state or federal employee benefit program generally applicable to officers and employees of the State."

     SECTION 2.  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 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for one full time equivalent (1.0 FTE) state chief operating officer.

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

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Governor; State Chief Operating Officer

 

Description:

Establishes the State Chief Operating Officer to assist the Governor in developing and recommending policies beneficial to businesses and to increase economic development.

 

 

 

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