HAR §20-10-11. Purpose of subchapter

This subchapter provides guidelines for the university' s utilization of the authority granted under sections 231-51 to 231-59 , HRS , to retain the state income tax refund or any other sum due from the State of Hawaii to a person who owes a debt to the university . [Eff 5/9/98 ; am and comp 12/12/02 ; comp 3/18/18; am and comp OCT 1 3 2022] (Auth: HRS §§2 6-38 , 91 - 2, 231- 581 304A-105, 304A-604) (Imp: HRS §§91-2 , 91 - 9 t o 91- 13 , 92-16 , 231-53 , 304A-105 , 304A-602 , 304A-604) §20- 10- 12 Procedure for setoff. (a) When a university claimant decides to utilize the authority granted under sections 231-51 to 231-59 , HRS, to 10-11 §20-10-12 request a setoff of a person' s debt to the university against the person's state income tax refund or any other sum due to the person from the State, the claimant shall submit the request for setoff to the appropriate business office. (b) The business office shall submit the setoff request to the Comptroller of the State Department of Accounting and General Services. (c) The Comptroller shall issue a written notice to the debtor of the State 1 s intention to apply the debtor's debt to the university against the debtor's state income tax refund or any other sum due the debtor from the State . The Comptroller 1 s written notice shall state that the debtor, within thirty days of the date of the notice, may request an administrative hearing before the university to contest the setoff. (d) The request for an administrative hearing shall be submitted to the appropriate business office at the university in writing not more than thirty days from the date of the Comptroller's notice described in subsection (c). The appropriate business office at the university may extend the time for the submission of the request for hearing upon a showing of good cause, as determined at the sole discretion of the director of the appropriate business office at the university. [Eff 5/9/98; am and comp 12/12/02; am and comp 3/18/18; am and comp OCT 1 3 7022 ] (Auth: HRS §§26-38, 91-2, 231-58, 304A-105, 3041\-604) (Imp: HRS §§91-2 , 91-9 to 91-13, 92-16, 231-53 , 304A-105, 304A- 602 1 304A-604)