Bill Text: HI SB2767 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Higher Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-27 - Referred to HRE/PSM, WAM. [SB2767 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2767-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to higher education.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Service
members; veterans; priority course registration; academic credit. (a)
A service member or veteran who is living in the State and attending any
campus of the University of Hawaii system shall be granted priority in
registering for courses; provided that the priority course registration shall
occur using the same procedures used by other segments of the student
population, if any, that are offered priority registration.
(b) The board of regents shall adopt a policy, consistent
with section 304A-802, to award a minimum of six academic credits to a veteran upon
the veteran's enrollment in a course of study.
(c) For the purposes of this section:
"Service member" means
an individual who is serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States, a reserve component thereof, or the Hawaii national guard.
"Veteran" means an
individual who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States,
a reserve component thereof, or the Hawaii national guard, and who was
honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active
service."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
University of Hawaii; Service Members; Veterans; Priority Course Registration; Academic Credits
Description:
Provides military service members and veterans priority course registration at the University of Hawaii. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to adopt a policy to award a minimum amount of academic credit to enrolled veterans.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
