HI HB717

Prohibits state employees from appointing, hiring, promoting, or retaining relatives or household members, with exceptions for ministerial acts that are part of normal job functions

Prevents employees from supervising relatives or household members unless the employee has a physical impairment requiring that specific employment or disqualifies themselves from taking official action affecting that person

Prohibits employees from awarding contracts to or taking official action on contracts with businesses where their relative or household member is an executive officer or holds substantial ownership interest

Allows supervisors or executive directors unable to waive duties and legally required to take action affecting relatives to proceed if they comply with disclosure requirements and post notice of intent to award at least five days in advance to the state ethics commission

Violations subject to administrative fines under existing law; state ethics commission may grant exceptions for good cause such as lack of qualified personnel