RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the exact nature of the agreements or their potential impact on efficiency.

Making Government Work Better

This bill allows government departments in Hawaii to make agreements with private companies, nonprofits, and other governments to improve efficiency, and requires them to report their activities to the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

• Allows government departments and agencies to enter into intergovernmental and partnership agreements with private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other governmental bodies.
• Requires these agreements to be consistent with statutory mandates of the department or agency, promote public benefits, align with state policy goals, ensure transparency, accountability, and compliance with chapter 103D, and be reviewed and approved by the attorney general.
• Needs each department or agency to submit a report on its intergovernmental and partnership agreements to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the start of each legislative session.

Who It Names or Affects

• Government departments and agencies in Hawaii
• Private businesses, nonprofits, and other government bodies

Terms To Know

Intergovernmental agreement

An official deal between different levels of government.

Partnership agreement

A formal arrangement where two or more organizations work together to achieve a common goal.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the consequences if an agreement is not followed.
• It's unclear how many agreements will be made and their impact on efficiency.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY.
Intergovernmental Agreements; Partnerships; Executive and Administrative Departments and Agencies; Authorization; Report
Authorizes Executive and Administrative Departments and Agencies to enter into intergovernmental and partnership agreements with private sector entities, nonprofit organizations, and other governmental bodies. Requires annual report to the Legislature.

Current Bill Text

HB1292

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1292

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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

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Intergovernmental
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A department or agency established under this chapter may enter into:

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Intergovernmental agreements with
other governmental bodies; or

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Partnership agreements with
private-sector entities or nonprofit organizations,

to
achieve statutorily mandated goals.

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(b)
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Each intergovernmental or
partnership agreement shall:

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Be consistent with the statutory
mandates of the department or agency;

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Promote public benefits and align
with state policy goals;

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Ensure transparency, accountability,
and compliance with chapter 103D; and

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Be reviewed and approved as to form
and legality by the attorney general.

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Each department or agency shall submit to the
legislature a report on the intergovernmental and partnership agreements
entered into by the department or agency no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of each session.
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The report
shall detail the scope, purpose, and outcome of each intergovernmental and
partnership agreement entered into by the department or agency.
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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Intergovernmental
Agreements; Partnerships; Executive and Administrative Departments and
Agencies; Authorization; Report

Description:

Authorizes
Executive and Administrative Departments and Agencies to enter into
intergovernmental and partnership agreements with private sector entities, nonprofit
organizations, and other governmental bodies.
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Requires annual report to the Legislature.

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