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HI SR13
Resolution
Status
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
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AI Summary
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Requests the Federal Communications Commission require all television stations broadcasting in Hawaii to allocate time slots for public service announcements educating the public on disaster preparedness for both natural disasters (tsunamis, hurricanes, tropical storms) and man-made disasters.
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Requires public service announcements to be accessible to people with disabilities through audio descriptions for the blind, open captions and sign language interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing, and basic English for people with cognitive disabilities.
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Mandates that all broadcast information be equivalent in content to information accessible to persons without disabilities and unobstructed by other messages.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission and Hawaii's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Federal Communications Commission To Require All Television Stations That Broadcast In Hawaii To Dedicate Time Slots To Educate The General Public Through Public Service Announcements On How To Prepare For Natural And Man-made Disasters.
Television Stations
Last Action
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
3/28/2018