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HI SR155

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/4/2022

Primary Sponsor

Dru Kanuha

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Accounting and General Services to fully fund the establishment of one full-time program director position and one full-time staff member position for the State Building Code Council
  • Requests funding for employee training, materials, supplies, and other costs necessary to establish a full-time State Building Code Council Office
  • Cites the Council's ongoing struggles with limited funding and insufficient staffing since its creation by Act 82, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007
  • Notes concerns that Council members may lack requisite experience in building codes and that code amendments are sometimes adopted without cost-benefit analysis or input from builders
  • Identifies the burden of updating Hawaii State Building Codes every three years to conform to the International Building Code as a key challenge requiring permanent staff support

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Fund The Establishment Of One Full-time Equivalent Program Director Position, One Full-time Staff Member Position, And Costs Necessary To Establish A Full-time State Building Code Council Office.

Department of Accounting and General Services

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.

6/6/2022

Committee Referrals

Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs3/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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