Bill Text: HI SB2317 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing An Amendment To Article X, Section 6, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Repeal The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Hawaii's Exclusive Jurisdiction Over The Internal Structure, Management, And Operation Of The University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-22 - Referred to HRE/JDC, WAM. [SB2317 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2317-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
proposing an amendment to article x, section 6, of the constitution of the state of hawaii to repeal the board of regents of the university of hawaii's exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of the university.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to repeal the board of regents of the University of Hawaii's exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of the university.
SECTION 2. Article X, section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
"BOARD
OF REGENTS; POWERS
Section
6. There shall be a board of regents
of the University of Hawaii, the members of which shall be nominated and, by
and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from
pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the candidate
advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii, as
provided by law. At least part of the
membership of the board shall represent geographic subdivisions of the
State. The board shall have the power,
as provided by law, to formulate policy, and to exercise control over the
university through its executive officer, the president of the university, who
shall be appointed by the board. [The
board shall also have exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure,
management, and operation of the university.] This section shall not limit the power of the
legislature to enact laws of statewide concern.
The legislature shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to identify laws
of statewide concern."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the exclusive jurisdiction in the internal structure, management, and operation that the University of Hawaii's board of regents holds over the university be repealed?"
SECTION 4. Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. 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:
University of Hawaii; Board of Regents; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Constitutional Amendment
Description:
Proposes an amendment to Constitution of the State of Hawaii to repeal the exclusive jurisdiction in the internal structure, management, and operation that the University of Hawaii's board of regents holds over the university.
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