Report Title:

Education omnibus reform.

Description:

Provides greater autonomy to DOE in budget, facilities, and personnel management. Decentralizes certain administrative functions of DOE.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2193

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

Relating to Education.

 

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

PART I. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Capital improvement projects; implementation.

Capital improvement projects of the department of education shall be implemented at the school complex level by regional administrative units established pursuant to section 302A-1102. Each regional administrative unit shall contract with the county in which their complex is located to execute capital improvement projects. The superintendent shall expend funds appropriated to the department for capital improvement projects as required to fulfill contracts entered into by regional administrative units."

SECTION 2. Section 36-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) The department of [accounting and general services] education shall submit an annual report to the legislature, which shall include a financial statement of the special fund and the status of projects undertaken pursuant to this section, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session."

SECTION 3. Section 36-35, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By amending subsections (a) and (b) to read:

"(a) There is created in the state general fund under [AGS 807 (physical plant operations and maintenance)] EDN 100 (school-based budgeting) the state educational facilities repair and maintenance account, into which shall be deposited legislative appropriations to the account designated for use solely to eliminate the backlog of school repair and maintenance projects, including the repair or replacement of fixtures, furnishings, and equipment, existing on June 30, 2000. Expenditures from the account shall be subject to sections 37-31 and 37-33 to 37-40. Based on the prioritization approved by the department of education as prescribed by section 302A-1505, appropriations or authorizations from the account shall be expended by the [comptroller.] superintendent of education; provided that the superintendent shall expend funds as directed by the regional administrative units of the department of education.

(b) The department of education, with the assistance of the [department of accounting and general services,] regional administrative units of the department, shall review the existing condition of school facilities and establish specific vision plans for each school complex based on current repair and maintenance requirements and overall repair and maintenance priorities."

2. By amending subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read:

"(e) The expenditure of funds for any project with an estimated total cost of less than $100,000 shall be exempt from chapter 103D and section 464-4; provided that:

(1) The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall develop internal policies and procedures for the procurement of goods, services, and construction, consistent with the goals of public accountability and public procurement practices, but not subject to chapter 103D. However, where possible, the [comptroller] superintendent of education is encouraged to use the provisions of chapter 103D; provided that the use of one or more provisions of chapter 103D shall not constitute a waiver of the exemption of chapter 103D and shall not subject the [comptroller] superintendent of education to any other provision of chapter 103D;

(2) Insofar as is practical, and based on specifications developed, adequate and reasonable competition of no fewer than three proposals shall be solicited for each project, based on rules adopted by the [comptroller;] superintendent of education;

(3) Considering all factors, including quality, warranty, and delivery, the award shall be made to the vendor with the most advantageous proposal;

(4) The procurement requirements shall not be artificially divided or parceled so as to avoid competitive bidding or competitive proposals; and

(5) Formal design for projects shall be done when there is a clear need to preserve structural integrity, health and safety, or to clearly communicate construction requirements.

For all projects, the [comptroller] superintendent of education shall develop a strategy for the efficient and cost-effective use of government and private-sector workforces and consider increased flexibility through public-private partnering, design-build options, cost plus, job order contracts, performance-based contracts, request for proposals, and any other means to improve communications and accelerate repairs while preserving the quality of the repairs.

(f) The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall ensure that all repair and maintenance projects achieve maximum cost-efficiency by emphasizing functional or performance criteria, uniformity of design, and commonality of products, and by avoiding unique or custom requirements that increase costs. The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall develop project specifications based on generic specifications or prescriptive specifications using standard commercial products. Prescriptive specifications may include a qualified product list.

For the purposes of this subsection:

"Generic specification" means a technical specification that is written in a clear, unambiguous, and nonrestrictive manner establishing:

(1) Design, performance, or functional requirements to identify the work to be performed; and

(2) Material standards to be used on a project.

"Prescriptive specification" means a technical specification:

(1) Establishing that the required work to be performed is written in a clear, unambiguous, and nonrestrictive manner; and

(2) Listing manufacturers or products that are acceptable for use on the project.

"Standard commercial product" means a product or material that in the normal course of business is customarily maintained in stock by, or readily available for marketing from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.

This subsection shall not apply to any school facility designated a historic property pursuant to section 6E-5.5.

(g) The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall submit an annual report to the legislature, which shall include a financial statement of the account and the status of repair and maintenance projects undertaken pursuant to this section, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. Expenditures for repair and maintenance projects undertaken pursuant to this section shall be posted electronically on the Internet by the department of [accounting and general services] education within thirty days of each project's completion."

SECTION 4. Section 36-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By amending subsection (a) to read:

"(a) There is created in the state general fund under [AGS 807 (physical plant operations and maintenance)] EDN 100 (school-based budgeting) the school physical plant operations and maintenance account, into which shall be deposited all legislative appropriations to the account.

The moneys in the account shall be used solely for school repairs and preventive maintenance projects scheduled after June 30, 2001. Expenditures from the account shall be subject to sections 37-31 and 37-33 to 37-40. Based on the prioritization approved by the department of education as prescribed by section 302A-1505, appropriations or authorizations from the account shall be expended by the [comptroller.] superintendent of education; provided that the superintendent shall expend funds as directed by the regional administrative units of the department of education."

2. By amending subsections (d) and (e) to read:

"(d) The expenditure of funds made under this Act for any project with an estimated total cost of less than $100,000 shall be exempt from chapter 103D and section 464-4; provided that:

(1) The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall develop internal policies and procedures for the procurement of goods, services, and construction, consistent with the goals of public accountability and public procurement practices, but not subject to chapter 103D. However, where possible, the [comptroller] superintendent of education is encouraged to use the provisions of chapter 103D; provided that the use of one or more provisions of chapter 103D shall not constitute a waiver of the exemption of chapter 103D and shall not subject the [comptroller] superintendent of education to any other provision of chapter 103D;

(2) Insofar as is practical, and based on specifications developed, adequate and reasonable competition of no fewer than three quotations shall be solicited for each project based on rules adopted by the [comptroller;] department of education;

(3) Considering all factors, including quality, warranty, and delivery, the award shall be made to the vendor with the most advantageous quotation;

(4) The procurement requirements shall not be artificially divided or parceled so as to avoid competitive bidding or competitive proposals; and

(5) Formal design for projects shall be done when there is a clear need to preserve structural integrity, health and safety, or to clearly communicate construction requirements.

(e) The [comptroller] superintendent of education shall submit an annual report to the legislature, which shall include a financial statement of the account and the status of school repair and preventive maintenance projects undertaken pursuant to this section, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. The department of [accounting and general services] education shall post the following reports electronically on the Internet and update them quarterly:

(1) Expenditures for school repair and preventive maintenance projects undertaken pursuant to this section, shall be posted within thirty days of each project's completion; and

(2) A list of each school's repair and maintenance needs to be undertaken."

SECTION 5. Section 37-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§37-43[]] Capital improvement project allotment process. [The] (a) Except for department of education capital improvement projects, the department of budget and finance shall carry out the capital improvement project allotment process, which shall consist of reviewing, prioritizing, and evaluating capital improvement project appropriation proposals submitted by state and county agencies to assure conformity with statewide planning goals and objectives and executive priorities, and report its findings and recommendations to the governor in order that such proposals may be considered for possible inclusion in the executive capital improvement project budget that is to be presented to the legislature. The department shall also review, analyze, and report on state and county capital improvement project appropriation proposals that extend over wide geographical areas of the State and that have significant impacts upon economic development, land use, environmental quality, construction employment, and executive policy directions.

(b) Capital improvement project proposals for the department of education shall be submitted for review to the department of education by school/community-based management councils."

SECTION 6. Section 302A-604.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Departmental school district business and fiscal officers shall be responsible for:

(1) Coordinating physical plant operations and maintenance activities with [the departments of education and accounting and general services;] local administrative units and the school/community-based management councils;

(2) Coordinating the training and selection of school custodians; monitoring the performance of school custodians in accomplishing minor repairs with funds from school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts; and overseeing these accounts at the direction of school principals;

(3) Planning for capital improvement projects with the department of education[;], local administrative units, and the school/community-based management councils;

(4) Ensuring that school facilities comply with the laws and rules regarding:

(A) The provision of a free appropriate public education for exceptional children with disabilities; and

(B) The provision of a free appropriate public education for qualified students with disabilities;

(5) Assisting the department, individual schools, and school complexes in forming partnerships with community groups, volunteers, and businesses to obtain donated and discounted repair and maintenance services and materials; and

(6) Developing, coordinating, overseeing, and participating in the data collection for the physical plant analysis report and the maintenance plan for each school."

SECTION 7. Section 302A-1504, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-1504 School-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts. (a) The department shall establish two school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts for the use of each public school, which shall not exceed $25,000 each per school. The first account shall be comprised of general funds appropriated to the department and the second account shall be comprised of funds appropriated out of the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund pursuant to section 302A-1504.5 for school-level minor repairs and maintenance and shall not be used for any other purpose, nor shall any other funds be deposited into the accounts. The department shall allocate funds based on the number of students at the school multiplied by a factor which recognizes the age and condition of the school.

(b) Funds in these accounts shall be expended at the direction of the school principal to contract for minor repairs and maintenance. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, general or special funds appropriated for this purpose that are unencumbered at the close of each fiscal year in these accounts shall not lapse until June 30 of the first fiscal year of the next fiscal biennium. The department of education shall submit:

(1) A report to the director of finance ninety days after the close of each fiscal year, shall be prepared in the form prescribed by the director of finance and shall identify the total amount of funds in each account that shall carry over to the next fiscal year; and

(2) A copy of this report to the legislature at least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature.

[(c) Each school principal, through the superintendent, shall submit a report annually to the department of accounting and general services in the form prescribed by the comptroller on expenditures made from each account.]"

SECTION 8. Section 302A-1505, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-1505 Prioritization and implementation of repair and maintenance. (a) [Each school shall meet with the departments of education and accounting and general services on an annual basis to advise the department of school needs.] Before any repair and maintenance projects for the upcoming fiscal year are implemented, each [individual school administration] school/community-based council shall prioritize and approve [its] the repair and maintenance needs[,] of schools within its complex and approve the scope of the implementation plan for the individual projects[.] in conjunction with the administration of each school. After [schools] the school/community-based councils have prioritized [their] the repair and maintenance projects, a statewide list shall be prepared [and reviewed by the department of accounting and general services, and reviewed and approved] by the department of education; provided that the department of education may make adjustments among schools and districts. Each school repair and maintenance priority listing shall be [submitted by the department of education to the department of accounting and general services for implementation. Each listing shall be] posted electronically on the Internet. [The department of accounting and general services shall implement the school repair and maintenance program in accordance with the priorities set forth by the department of education.] Where there are differing views as to priorities, the department of education shall make the final decision.

[(b) Prior to meeting with the department of accounting and general services to advise it of a school's repair and maintenance needs, the school's principal and the business and fiscal officer shall consider the recommendations made by the school/community-based management council, if there is such a council at the school; or the local school board, if the school is a new century charter school or a new century conversion charter school. If there is no school/community-based management council or local school board, then the school's principal shall appoint a standing committee composed of a teacher, a member of the support staff, a parent, a student, and a community member.

(c)] (b) In prioritizing a school's repair and maintenance needs, [the department of accounting and general services,] the school's principal[, and the business and fiscal officer] and the complex school/community-based management council shall consider the availability of donated and discounted repair and maintenance services and materials that will be provided by community groups, volunteers, and businesses."

SECTION 9. Section 302A-1507, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1507] Classroom cleaning project; established. (a) There is established a classroom cleaning project in schools designated to participate in school/community-based management. Each school/community-based management school, through its council, may develop mechanisms to provide for classroom cleaning, including but not limited to having parent, student, or other community groups clean the classrooms on a regular, continuing basis.

(b) School/community-based management schools may use any available resources to achieve the purposes of this section; provided that no full-time custodial staff currently employed at the school shall be displaced."]

PART II. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

SECTION 10. Section 37-35, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§37-35 Estimated expenditures; approval. The director of finance shall review all estimates submitted under section 37-34 and, having due regard for:

(1) The probable further needs of the department or establishment for the remainder of the term for which the appropriation was made;

(2) The terms and purposes of the appropriation, the progress of collection of revenues, and condition of the treasury; and

(3) The probable receipts and total cash requirements for the ensuing quarter, shall approve, increase, or reduce the amount of the estimate;

provided that the director of finance shall approve [the] estimates submitted by the University of Hawaii and the department of education when:

(1) The sum of the estimates for each funding source does not exceed the applicable allotment ceilings established by the governor under section 37-34;

(2) The progress of collection of revenues, the condition of the treasury, and the probable receipts and total cash requirements for the ensuing quarter permit; and

(3) All other legal requirements are satisfied.

The director shall act promptly upon all estimates and notify each department or establishment of its allotment, and shall notify the comptroller."

SECTION 11. Section 37-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) The director of finance may modify or amend any previous allotment upon notice to the department or establishment concerned; provided that:

(1) For the University of Hawaii[,] or the department of education, the director of finance may modify or amend any previous allotment only upon application of or notice to the university[,] or department of education, as applicable, and upon public declaration, which shall be made ten days prior to the modification or amendment taking effect;

(2) The modification or amendment shall be made only to avoid an illegal result or in anticipation of a revenue shortfall;

(3) No deficit or undue reduction of funds to meet future needs of the department or establishment will result from the modification or amendment; and

(4) No modification or amendment shall reduce an allotment below the amount required to meet valid obligations or commitments previously incurred against the allotted funds."

SECTION 12. Section 37-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) For the University of Hawaii[,] or the department of education, when the director of finance determines at any time that the probable receipts from taxes or any other sources for any appropriation will be less than was anticipated, and that consequently the amount available for the remainder of the term of the appropriation or for any allotment period will be less than the amount estimated or allotted therefor, the director shall advise the governor of the situation, and the governor shall redetermine the allotment ceiling for the affected source or sources of funding pursuant to section 37-34, and shall advise the university or department of education, as applicable, and make a public declaration ten days prior to the effective date of the redetermination. The university[,] or department of education, as applicable, not more than twenty days after the governor's notification, shall submit revised estimates consistent with the governor's redetermination to the director of finance. Otherwise, the director of finance shall modify, amend, or reduce any allotment of the university or the department of education to comply with the governor's redetermination; provided that no reduction shall reduce any allotted amount below the amount required to meet valid obligations or commitments previously incurred against the allotted funds."

SECTION 13. Section 37-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§37-53 Transfer of special funds. At any time during a fiscal year, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any department may, with the approval of the governor or the director of finance if so delegated by the governor, transfer from any special fund relating to such department to the general revenues of the State all or any portion of moneys determined to be in excess of fiscal year requirements for such special fund, except for special funds [under]:

(1) Under the control of the department of transportation relating to highways, airports, transportation use, and harbors activities[, special funds];

(2) Under the control of the Hawaii health systems corporation[,];

(3) Under the control of the department of education; and [special funds of]

(4) Of the University of Hawaii.

At any time the department of transportation, with the approval of the governor or the director of finance if so delegated by the governor, may transfer from any special fund under the control of the department of transportation, or from any account within any such special fund, to the general revenues of the State or to any other special fund under the control of the department of transportation all or any portion of moneys determined to be in excess of requirements for the ensuing twelve months determined as prescribed by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91; provided that no such transfer shall be made which would cause a violation of federal law or federal grant agreements."

SECTION 14. Section 302A-1102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1102[]] Department of education; statewide and regional administrative services. (a) The department shall serve as the central regulatory and support system responsible for the overall [administration] execution of statewide educational policy, including the interpretation[,] and [development] implementation of standards for compliance with state and federal laws, and [coordination and] preparation of a [systemwide] statewide budget for the public [schools.] school system.

(b) The department [may] shall establish regional administrative units to [provide administrative support to the schools for] deliver personnel, fiscal, and procurement services. The department shall transfer personnel, as needed, to the regional administrative units, which shall be physically located at the various school complexes. The regional administrative units shall be responsible, in collaboration with school community-based management councils, and with the assistance of district business and fiscal officers, for implementing capital improvement and repair and maintenance projects. The regional administrative units may also be assigned responsibility for the delivery of instructional support services, including curriculum development, student assessment, staff development, and the administration [and operation] of special education programs and special schools."

SECTION 15. Section 302A-1104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1104] Learning support centers. Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year and until June 30, 1999, school-level support for curriculum and instruction shall be provided through learning support centers to be governed by schools within each complex. The centers shall assist school personnel in the delivery of instructional services by providing support through curriculum development, student assessment, staff development, and resource allocation. The types of services offered and the manner in which these services are provided by the centers, as well as the prioritization and allocation of available resources, shall be determined by policies established by each complex. Any regional administrative units established by the department shall be assigned all administrative functions and provide administrative support to the learning support centers."]

SECTION 16. Section 302A-1303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1303] School budget, general fund. The salaries of the superintendent, teachers, office force, and all other employees of the department, and all items of general expense, including books, materials, supplies, and equipment, shall be included in the departmental estimate in such form and detail as the director of finance shall require, together with such statistical and supporting data as the director may request."]

SECTION 17. Section 302A-1306, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1306] School priority program; established. (a) There is established within the department a school priority program to augment regular instruction and other educational services at the discretion of the individual public schools. Further, it is the intent of the legislature that the school priority program promote the equitable distribution of educational resources statewide, strengthen the scope of decisionmaking, increase flexibility in resource allocation at the school level, and provide a systematic method of conforming resource allocation to the unique needs and priorities of individual schools.

(b) All moneys to carry out the purposes of the school priority program under this section to section 302A-1309 shall be allocated by the legislature through appropriations out of the state general fund.

(c) The department shall include in its budgetary request for each upcoming fiscal period, the amounts necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section to section 302A-1309."]

SECTION 18. Section 302A-1307, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1307] Distribution of resources. The superintendent shall allot the moneys of the school priority program to the school districts based on enrollment. In the allotment of positions to the districts, the superintendent shall calculate each district's entitlement based on enrollment and may deploy one instructional resource augmentation position for each two hundred fifty students enrolled in each school; provided that all positions shall be deployed."]

SECTION 19. Section 302A-1308, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["§302A-1308 Use of resources by schools. School principals shall consult with teachers, parents, and students to solicit their advice on the use of moneys and positions. Prior to expending moneys and implementing position assignments, principals shall submit plans for the use of the moneys and positions to their complex area superintendents who shall review the plans for conformance with departmental policies and rules. Upon approval of the plans, moneys may be expended by the principals for supplies, textbooks, equipment, and services. Positions may be used to meet the unique needs of the schools."]

SECTION 20. Section 302A-1309, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-1309] Departmental controls. The superintendent shall develop and implement appropriate planning procedures and follow-up accountability reports, without regard to chapter 91, to ensure sound planning, control, and accountability in the use of moneys allocated by the legislature to the school priority program. The procedures and reports, however, shall recognize the need for providing the schools latitude and discretion to determine their needs and priorities, and shall avoid imposing undue amounts of paperwork and administrative burdens on the schools.

The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature, which shall include but not be limited to an accounting of how funds were used by the schools."]

PART III. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

SECTION 21. Section 89-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "employer" to read as follows:

""Employer" or "public employer" means the governor in the case of the State, the respective mayors in the case of the counties, the chief justice of the supreme court in the case of the judiciary, the board of education in the case of the department of education, the board of regents in the case of the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii health systems corporation board in the case of the Hawaii health systems corporation, and any individual who represents one of these employers or acts in their interest in dealing with public employees. In the case of bargaining unit (5), as defined in section 89-6, the superintendent of education shall be the employer. In the case of the judiciary, the administrative director of the courts shall be the employer in lieu of the chief justice for purposes which the chief justice determines would be prudent or necessary to avoid conflict."

SECTION 22. Section 89-10.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§89-10.6 School/community-based management waiver. A school [or a learning support center] participating in the school/community-based management program may initiate a waiver from policies, rules, or procedures, including collective bargaining agreements, as provided for in section 302A-1126."

SECTION 23. Section 302A-1115, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1115[]] Reallocation of vacant positions. (a) [To promote decentralization and facilitate restructuring of the department, the department of education, without regard to the position variance requirements of the department of budget and finance,] Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department of education may:

(1) Reallocate existing vacant positions throughout the department;

(2) Directly authorize and implement internal reorganization actions;

(3) Reassign employee duties;

(4) Authorize position classifications; and

(5) Conduct recruitment;

provided that any action taken pursuant to this section shall be [to redirect resources from the state and district offices to the individual schools and learning support centers.] subject to applicable appropriation and allocation ceilings.

[(b) The governor, the department of human resources development, and the department of budget and finance shall facilitate, expedite, and assist the department of education in the implementation of its decentralization and staffing reallocation plan.

(c)] (b) The department of education shall submit an annual report of reallocations to the department of budget and finance by December 31 of each year."

SECTION 24. Section 302A-1116, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1116[]] Authority to create temporary and permanent positions. [The] Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department may create temporary and permanent positions as it deems necessary[;] and shall not be subject to any rules or requirements set by the department of budget and finance or the department of human resource development relating to the creation of temporary and permanent positions; provided that:

(1) The department's expenditures shall not exceed [its allocated budget;] applicable allocation and appropriation ceilings; and

[(2) The term of each position shall not exceed one year; and

(3)] (2) The department shall report the creation of temporary and permanent positions to the department of budget and finance."

SECTION 25. Section 302A-1126, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1126[]] Waiver of policy, rule, or procedures. Any state agency that may be required to act under state law on a matter affecting an individual school[,] or its school community[, or a learning support center] shall waive otherwise applicable policies, rules, or procedures when requested to do so by a school [or a learning support center] participating in the school/community-based management system unless the agency, within thirty days, can justify a denial to the appropriate authority. The board shall adopt procedures necessary to process waivers initiated by schools [or learning support centers] subject to the school/community-based management system. This section shall apply to collective bargaining agreements as provided for in all relevant collective bargaining agreements negotiated pursuant to chapter 89."

PART IV. BUDGET

SECTION 26. Upon the approval of this Act, any funds allocated to the school priority funds shall be reallocated by the superintendent to the school-based budgeting program EDN 100.

SECTION 27. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 28. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2004.

INTRODUCED BY:

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