Bill Text: HI SB1485 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To School Sponsorship Naming Rights.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [SB1485 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB1485-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to school SPONSORSHIP NAMING rights.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1.
The legislature finds that as the cost of education has increased,
schools and governments have increasingly sought alternative sources of
funding. Many schools and school
districts throughout the United States and the world have allowed schools to accept
private contributions to lessen the burden on taxpayers.
The legislature further finds that one common
method of obtaining funding for schools is by authorizing schools to accept
donations in exchange for the naming rights of something as large as a field or
a building to something as small as a shelf in the library.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize
department of education schools, subject to approval by the superintendent, to accept
donations in exchange for sponsorship naming rights.
SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VI, subpart A, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A-
Sponsorship naming rights. (a)
Notwithstanding section 102-2, each school, subject to approval of the
superintendent, may accept donations in exchange for the sponsorship naming
rights of any school building, facility, equipment, or fixture.
(b) There is established within
the state treasury a special fund to be known as the school naming rights
special fund. The special fund shall be
administered by the department and appropriate subaccounts shall be established
for each school. All moneys collected
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited into the corresponding school
subaccount and shall be expended solely for the benefit of that school.
(c) The department shall submit a report to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular
session that shall include all donations accepted pursuant to subsection (a)
during the previous fiscal year, all naming rights awarded pursuant to
subsection (a) during the previous fiscal year, and the amount of moneys in the
special fund established pursuant to subsection (b) at the end of the previous
fiscal year.
(d) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Department of Education; Donations; Sponsorship; Naming Rights
Description:
Authorizes schools to accept donations in exchange for naming rights of school buildings, facilities, equipment, and fixtures.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
