Bill Text: HI HB1992 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Health; Certificates; English and Hawaiian Languages
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-19 - (H) Referred to HLT/HAW, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB1992 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HB1992-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the department of health.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§338- Certificates; English and Hawaiian languages. (a) Certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, or death issued by the department of health that contain Hawaiian names shall contain proper diacritical marks and shall be provided as quickly as certificates that contain English names.
(b) The department of health may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate this section."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012.
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Report Title:
Department of Health; Certificates; English and Hawaiian Languages
Description:
Requires the Department of Health to issue certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, or death that contain Hawaiian names to have proper diacritical marks and to be provided as quickly as certificates that contain English names. Effective July 1, 2012.
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