STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1251

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 Judiciary, 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.

The UH Student Caucus and several concerned individuals supported this bill. UH provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary 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 be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair