THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2487

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-448, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§302A-448[]]  Schools; career pathways, academies, and programs; commercial enterprises.  (a)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an individual department school or any career pathway, academy, or program operated within a school may engage in commercial enterprises that are related to the primary educational purposes of the school, career pathway, academy, or program as set forth in this chapter, including the sale of goods produced by or for an individual school, career pathway, academy, or program.

     (b)  Student interns shall be considered "employees of the State" pursuant to chapter 662 when acting for an agency in their capacity as student interns.

     (c)  Expenditures made by the department for the operation of commercial enterprises, including hiring personnel, renovating commercial space, and purchasing merchandise, supplies, and equipment, shall be made without regard to chapters 76, 78, 89, 103, and 103D.  Net profits generated pursuant to this chapter may be transferred by the department for other purposes of general benefit.

     [(b)] (d)  The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.


 


 

Report Title:

Department of Education; Schools; Career Pathways, Academies, and Programs; Commercial Enterprises

 

Description:

Deems student interns to be employees of the State of Hawaii when acting for an agency; allows the Department of Education to transfer revenue from school commercial enterprises to other department funds.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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