Hawaii Senate Bill 126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Reconstitutes the board of education to consist of eleven rather than nine members, one each from the seven department of education districts (Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Honolulu, Central, Leeward, and Windward), and four at-large members. Requires that at least one at-large member be from a neighbor island, at least two at-large members have business management experience, and at least two members have public education experience; provided that one member have experience as a school principal or vice principal. Increases the number of nonvoting public high school representatives to the board from one to two students. Increases the term of office for members of the board of education from three to four years, staggers terms with six members' terms beginning January 1 following a gubernatorial election year, and five members' terms beginning the following January 1. Eliminates term limits. Terminates the membership of the current board on June 30, 2015. Effective 6/30/15. (SD1)

Board of Education; Membership; Terms of Office

Sen. Breene Harimoto [D]

Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]

Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]

Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-17		Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
2015-02-12	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2015-02-12	Senate	Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 120) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2015-02-04	Senate	The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Harimoto, Chun Oakland, L. Thielen, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Kouchi, Nishihara.
2015-02-02	Senate	The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 02-04-15 1:15PM in conference room 229.
2015-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-15 1:15PM in conference room 229.
2015-01-28	Senate	Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
2015-01-22	Senate	Referred to EDU, JDL.
2015-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2015-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=126&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB126_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB126_SD1_.HTM