Bill Text: HI HB1885 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 8 Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-31 - The committee(s) on LHE recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB1885 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1885-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article III, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to state that that constitutional section shall not be construed to prohibit a member of the legislature from being employed in a faculty member position at the university of Hawaii solely because of the member's membership in the legislature; provided that the legislature may enact legislation to ensure that no member's legislative work schedule and time demands related to the member's legislative duties unreasonably conflict with those of the faculty position.
SECTION 2. Article III, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows
"DISQUALIFICATIONS
OF MEMBERS
Section 8. No member of the legislature shall hold any other public office under the State, nor shall the member, during the term for which the member is elected or appointed, be elected or appointed to any public office or employment which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased, by legislative act during such term. The term "public offices," for the purposes of this section, shall not include notaries public, reserve police officers or officers of emergency organizations for civilian defense or disaster relief. The legislature may prescribe further disqualifications. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a member of the legislature from being employed in a faculty member position at the University of the Hawaii solely because of the member's membership in the legislature; provided that the legislature may enact legislation to ensure that no member's legislative work schedule and time demands related to the member's legislative duties unreasonably conflict with those of the faculty position."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall article III, section 8 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to state that that constitutional section shall not be construed to prohibit a member of the legislature from being employed in a faculty member position at the University of the Hawaii solely because of the member's membership in the legislature; provided that the legislature may enact legislation to ensure that work schedules and time demands do not unreasonably conflict?"
SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Constitutional Amendment; UH; Faculty; Elective Office
Description:
Proposes an amendment to article III, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide that constitutional section shall not be construed to prohibit a member of the legislature from being employed in a faculty member position at the University of Hawaii solely because of the membership in the legislature; provided that the legislature may enact legislation to ensure that work schedules and time demands do not unreasonably conflict.
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