Bill Text: HI HB1588 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Labor Education Advisory Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-07 - Referred to HRE, WAM. [HB1588 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB1588-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE LABOR EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION
1. The legislature finds that the center for labor education and
research at the university of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, was established to
serve the public and labor community across the State by, among other things,
providing labor-related education to the public and advising and assisting in
the development and implementation of labor studies degree programs in the
university of Hawaii system.
Additionally, the labor education advisory council, which is composed of
fifteen members broadly representative of the trade union movement in the
State, advises the chancellor of the university of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, on
activities and programs of the center for labor education and research.
To support the efforts of the center for labor education and research in serving the public and university of Hawaii system, the purpose of this Act is to expand the advisory capacity of the labor education advisory council to ensure that its advice and recommendations on all activities and programs of the center for labor education and research are received by the president of the university of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. Section 304A-1603, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§304A-1603[]] Labor education advisory council. There is established a labor education
advisory council, consisting of not more than fifteen members, broadly
representative of the trade union movement in the State, who shall be appointed
by the president of the [University] university of Hawaii. The council shall be advisory to the president
of the university of Hawaii and chancellor of the [University] university
of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, on all activities and programs of the center for
labor education and research and shall assist the chancellor in the assessment
and evaluation of program needs for implementation[.]; provided that
the president and chancellor shall provide written responses acknowledging and
addressing the council's formal advice and adoption of any resolutions. Members of the council shall designate its
chairperson and shall serve without compensation; provided that actual travel
and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties shall be
advanced or reimbursed."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Center for Labor Education and Research; Labor Education Advisory Council; University of Hawaii
Description:
Specifies that the Labor Education Advisory Council shall be advisory to the President of the University of Hawaii on all activities and programs of the Center for Labor Education and Research. Requires written responses addressing the Council's advice and adoption of resolutions by the President and Chancellor of the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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