HB 2565 Summary

• Transfers the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes.

• Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and eliminates the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

• Changes the appointment process for the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts from commission selection to gubernatorial appointment with Senate consent.

• Transfers all appropriations, records, equipment, contracts, and personnel associated with these functions to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; employees retain all tenure, seniority, and benefits.

• All existing rules, policies, and documents remain in effect with references to the Department of Accounting and General Services and comptroller automatically updated to reference the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and its director.