Bill Text: HI HB582 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing Amendments To Article X, Section 2 And Article Xviii, Section 12, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish A School Board Comprised Of Appointed And Elected Members.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB582 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-HB582-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
proposing amendments to article x, section 2 and article xviii, section 12, of the constitution of the state of hawaii to establish a school board comprised of appointed and elected members.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article X, section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution is amended to read as follows:
"BOARD OF EDUCATION
Section
2. There shall be a board of
education composed of nine members.
The governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, appoint [the] five members of the board of education,
as provided by law. The four
remaining members shall be elected in a nonpartisan manner by qualified voters,
as provided by law. Of the four elected
members, none shall be eligible to serve as a board member unless the person is
either currently employed as a teacher or retired with the last position of employment
as a teacher. For the purpose of this section,
"teacher" means a person whose duties in the public educational
system are primarily teaching or instruction of students or related activities
centered primarily on students and who is in close and continuous contact with
students, and shall be limited to classroom teachers and special education
teachers. There shall be at least one elected
member residing in each county. No person
shall serve as a member for more than twelve years in their lifetime."
SECTION 2. Article XVIII, section 12, of the Hawaii Constitution is amended to read as follows:
"BOARD OF EDUCATION TRANSITION
Section 12. There shall be a period of transition from
the [elected] appointed to the appointed and elected board
of education, as provided by law."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the Board of Education be changed from a board appointed by the governor to a board with five members appointed by the governor and four members elected by the qualified voters of the State, where the elected members shall be teachers or retired teachers representing each county, with all members serving no more than twelve years as a member?"
SECTION 4. Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Constitutional
Amendment; School Board; Appointed and Elected
Description:
Proposes
a constitutional amendment that would establish a school board comprised of
five members appointed by the governor and four members elected by the voters
and representing each county. Prohibits
board members from serving more than twelve years as a member.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
