STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2458
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2316
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Higher Education and Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2316 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to propose amendments to the Hawai‘i State Constitution to modify the appointment process for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i and repeal the reference to the Candidate Advisory Council for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i.
Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Association of Emeritus Regents of the University of Hawai‘i.
Your Committees find that while the Candidate Advisory Council for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i has nominated many outstanding appointees to the Board, important concerns have been raised as to the selection process. The potential value in granting the Governor the authority to select and appoint Regents on the basis of how each Regent's individual strengths will add to and complement the overall Board of Regents. Therefore, it is appropriate to reassess and seriously consider making significant changes to the appointment process for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i to increase the Governor's ability to appoint qualified individuals to serve as Regents and effectively lead the University of Hawai‘i System.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Judiciary that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2316 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Judiciary,
________________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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________________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair |
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