Bill Text: HI SB2334 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Board Of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-18 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Branco, Ilagan, McKelvey, Ohno excused (4). [SB2334 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB2334-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A- Board of education; open forums. At
any public meeting properly noticed pursuant to chapter 92, the board shall include an open forum at the end of its meeting agenda to
afford all interested persons an opportunity to present oral testimony on any
matter not on the agenda; provided that the testimony is related to matters
over which the board has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."
SECTION 2. Section 302A-1106.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-1106.5 Board of education; community [meetings.]
forums. [The board
shall hold not less than one community meeting annually in each county in] In
addition to [their] its regular meetings, the board shall hold
no less than six community forums annually to discuss and receive input
from the community on public education and public library issues[.];
provided that the board shall hold at least one community forum in each county. The board chairperson shall designate board
members to attend [the] each community [meetings.] forum. These community [meetings] forums
shall not be held for the purpose of formulating educational policy. The community [meetings] forums
shall be [exempt from sections 92‑2.5, 92-7, 92-9, and 92-41; provided
that the board shall give written public notice of each community meeting. The meeting notice shall indicate the date,
time, and place of the meeting, and shall be filed in the office of the
lieutenant governor and in the board's office for public inspection six
calendar days before the meeting. The
notice shall also be posted at the site of the meeting.] a permitted
interaction under section 92-2.5; provided that:
(1) The board shall
give a written public notice that indicates the date, time, and place of each
community forum; provided further that the notice shall be subject to the same
posting and filing requirements of board meeting notices, pursuant to section
92-7(b);
(2) Community
forums shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to
attend; provided further that the removal of any person or persons who wilfully
disrupt a community forum to prevent and compromise the conduct of the
community forum shall not be prohibited;
(3) The board shall
afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, or
arguments, in writing or in person, on any public education or public library
issues at each community forum;
(4) No commitment
relating to a vote on a matter is made or sought at any community forum; and
(5) At the next
duly noticed meeting of the board, the board members shall report their
attendance and the matters presented and discussed at the community forum."
SECTION 3. The board of education shall report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2023 on its efforts to amend its policies to include an open forum at the end of its meeting agenda to afford all interested persons an opportunity to present oral testimony on any matter not on the agenda.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.
Report Title:
Board of Education; Community Forums; Public Meetings; Oral Testimony; Open Forums
Description:
Requires the board of education to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items at the end of board meetings. Requires the board of education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county. Requires a report to the legislature on implementing open forums. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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