Bill Text: HI HB744 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 744

Amended

Bill Title: Relating To Booster Clubs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB744 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-HB744-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	744
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO BOOSTER CLUBS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that although school booster clubs are independent entities separate from the department of education, school booster clubs are publicly perceived as being overseen by the department and the specific schools to which they are connected and benefit financially from those affiliations.

The purpose of this Act is to require school booster clubs to be audited on a regular basis to avoid the misuse of funds intended for public schools and ensure compliance with federal and state laws.

SECTION 2. Chapter 28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§28- School booster clubs; audit. Notwithstanding any other law, board of education policy, or board of education standard of practice to the contrary and notwithstanding any determination that school booster clubs are independent entities separate from the department of education, school booster clubs that raise more than $50,000 shall be audited by the department of the attorney general's tax and charities division on a regular basis. An audited school booster club shall reimburse the department of the attorney general for the costs incurred in auditing the school booster club."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

Report Title:

Booster Clubs; Audit; Department of the Attorney General

Description:

Requires school booster clubs who raise more than $50,000 to be audited by the department of attorney general's tax and charities division on a regular basis. Requires the audited school booster club to reimburse the costs of the audit. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

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