THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

288

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the TRANSFER OF THE CULINARY INStItute OF THE PACIFIC.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the achievement of long-range goals, objectives, and policies for potential growth and innovation in economic development is paramount to the success of the State's economy.  According to the Hawaii state planning act, expanding innovative activity in various fields such as the culinary arts is one of many areas that can serve to increase and diversify the State's economic base. 

     The legislature also finds that the culinary institute of the pacific, a culinary center with a focus on accessible world-class training located at Kapiolani community college campus, is a part of a statewide network designed to provide Hawaii's people with knowledge, skills, and training of the culinary arts.  As a crucial training center for a new generation of students, researchers, and corporations, the culinary institute of the pacific is one of many institutions vital to achieving the State's economic development goals through innovation in the culinary arts and twenty first century food systems.

     The legislature further finds that the State's economic development is a matter of statewide concern that falls under the legislature's purview pursuant to article X, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to transfer the culinary institute of the pacific from the University of Hawaii to the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

     SECTION 2.  All rights, powers, functions, and duties of the University of Hawaii relating to the culinary institute of the pacific are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes.

     SECTION 3.  All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, and other personal property heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the University of Hawaii relating to the functions transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate.

     SECTION 4.  All employees who occupy civil service positions and whose functions are transferred to the department of business, economic development, and tourism by this Act shall retain their civil service status, whether permanent or temporary.  Employees shall be transferred without loss of salary, seniority (except as prescribed by applicable collective bargaining agreements), retention points, prior service credit, any vacation and sick leave credits previously earned, and other rights, benefits, and privileges, in accordance with state personnel laws and this Act; provided that the employees possess the minimum qualifications and public employment requirements for the class or position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable civil service and compensation laws.

     Any employee who, prior to this Act, is exempt from civil service and is transferred as a consequence of this Act may retain the employee's exempt status, but shall not be appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of this Act.  An exempt employee who is transferred by this Act shall not suffer any loss of prior service credit, vacation or sick leave credits previously earned, or other employee benefits or privileges as a consequence of this Act; provided that the employees possess legal and public employment requirements for the position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable employment and compensation laws.  The director of business, economic development, and tourism may prescribe the duties and qualifications of these employees and fix their salaries without regard to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     SECTION 5.  All rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and other material adopted or developed by the University of Hawaii to implement provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes that are reenacted or made applicable to the department of business, economic development, and tourism by this Act shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed by the department of business, economic development, and tourism pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  In the interim, every reference to the University of Hawaii or vice president for community colleges in those rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and other material is amended to refer to the department of business, economic development, and tourism or director of business, economic development, and tourism, as appropriate.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; University of Hawaii; Culinary Institute of the Pacific; Attached Agency; Transfer

 

Description:

Transfers the Culinary Institute of the Pacific from the University of Hawaii to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an administratively attached agency.

 

 

 

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