HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

470

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

related to public libraries.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 312-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§312-2  Powers of board; special fund.  The board of education may:

     (1)  Except as provided in section 312-3.9, make arrangements or contracts as are approved by the governor, with any county, city, association, society, person, or persons, for the purpose of benefiting the libraries and increasing their facilities and use;

     (2)  Subject to section 26-12, enter into [such] an arrangement or contract as is approved by the governor, with the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, affiliates of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, and any tax-exempt nonprofit organization recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code whose primary purpose is to support a state library branch for the purpose of obtaining the use of the books and property and income of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, its affiliates, and such tax-exempt nonprofit organizations;

     (3)  Cooperate by exchange and otherwise with libraries now existing or hereafter to be formed;

     (4)  Receive, use, manage, or invest moneys or other property, real, personal, or mixed which may be given, bequeathed, devised, or in any manner received from sources other than the legislature or any federal appropriation for any or all purposes of the libraries;

     (5)  Deposit with the director of finance in a special fund all moneys donated to the board for library services;

     (6)  Unless otherwise provided for by the terms and conditions of the donation, convert, at such time as the board may at its sole discretion determine, any or all donations of property, real, personal, or mixed, into money to be deposited into the special fund; [and]

     (7)  Expend the moneys in the special fund in accordance with the terms and conditions of each donation for the purposes of the libraries[.]; and

     (8)  Make arrangements or contracts with any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, whether operated on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis, for groundskeeping services at public library properties.

The board shall be the trustee of the special fund and all moneys therein shall be deemed to have been appropriated to the use and for the purposes of the Hawaii state public library system in providing library services.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers and duties of the board [hereinbefore expressed,] stated in this section or to empower the board to obligate the State financially in any sum [which shall] that has not [have] been appropriated by the legislature for the use of the board."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Public Libraries; Groundskeeping; Privatization

 

Description:

Authorizes the board of education to contract for private groundskeeping services for public library properties.

 

 

 

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