STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1069

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1256

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1256 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve the governance of the University of Hawaii (UH) by proposing a constitutional amendment modifying the appointment process for the UH Board of Regents.

Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association, HGEA/AFSCME, Local 152, AFL-CIO, supported the intent of this measure. The University of Hawaii offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1256 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair