Bill Text: HI HB62 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Non-general Funds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-09 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). [HB62 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB62-Introduced.html
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to non-general funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal or reclassify certain non-general funds of the university of Hawaii pursuant to the recommendations of the auditor in auditor's report no. 20-03.
PART II
SECTION 2. The purpose of this part is to reclassify the community colleges special fund as a revolving
fund.
SECTION 3. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part V, subpart D, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Community colleges revolving fund. (a)
Section 304A-2003 notwithstanding, there is established a community
colleges revolving fund to receive, disburse, and account for funds of programs
and activities of the community colleges, including but not limited to
off-campus programs, summer session programs, overseas programs, evening
sessions, study abroad, exchange programs, cultural enrichment programs, and
consultative services that help make available the resources of the community
colleges to the communities they serve.
(b) The revolving fund may include deposits from:
(1) The University
of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund established in section 304A-2153;
(2) Tuition, fees,
and charges for affiliated instructional, training, and public service courses
and programs; and
(3) Fees, fines,
and other money collected for:
(A) Student
health;
(B) Transcript
and diploma;
(C) Library;
(D) Facility
use;
(E) Child
care;
(F) Auxiliary
enterprises;
(G) Alumni;
and
(H) Other
related activities."
SECTION 4. Section 304A-2162, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§304A-2162] Community
colleges special fund.
(a) Section [304A-2003]
notwithstanding, there is established a community colleges special fund to
receive, disburse, and account for funds of programs and activities of the community
colleges, including but not limited to off-campus programs, summer session
programs, overseas programs, evening sessions, study abroad, exchange programs,
cultural enrichment programs, and consultative services that help make
available the resources of the community colleges to the communities they
serve.
(b) The special fund may include deposits from:
(1) The University
of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund established in section [304A-2153];
(2) Tuition, fees,
and charges for affiliated instructional, training, and public service courses
and programs; and
(3) Fees, fines,
and other money collected for:
(A) Student
health;
(B) Transcript
and diploma;
(C) Library;
(D) Facility
use;
(E) Child
care;
(F) Auxiliary
enterprises;
(G) Alumni;
and
(H) Other
related activities."]
SECTION 5.
All unencumbered balances remaining in
the community colleges special fund repealed by section 4 of this Act shall
lapse to the credit of the community colleges revolving fund established pursuant
to section 3 of this Act.
PART III
SECTION 6. The purpose of this part is to repeal various non-general
funds.
SECTION 7. Section 304A-2176, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§304A-2176[] University
of Hawaii at Manoa intercollegiate athletics special fund and] University
of Hawaii at Hilo intercollegiate athletics special fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, there [are] is established [the University of Hawaii
at Manoa intercollegiate athletics special fund and] the University of
Hawaii at Hilo intercollegiate athletics special fund for the intercollegiate
athletic programs of [the University of Hawaii at Manoa and] the
University of Hawaii at Hilo, which shall be used to receive, deposit,
disburse, and account for funds from the activities of the University of
Hawaii at Hilo intercollegiate athletic programs. The university may establish appropriate
charges for activities related to [its] University of Hawaii at Hilo
athletic programs and the use of [its] University of Hawaii at Hilo
athletic facilities, the proceeds from which shall be deposited into [these]
the special [funds.] fund.
The university shall maintain the
financial integrity and viability of [these] the special [funds,]
fund, including the maintenance of an adequate reserve to cope with the
various factors that impact the revenue structure of an intercollegiate
athletic program."
SECTION 8. Section 304A-2156, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§304A-2156] University of
Hawaii community services special fund. (a)
There is established the University of Hawaii community services special
fund. Except as otherwise provided by
law, all revenues, including interest, derived and collected from the
university's provision of public service programs shall be deposited into the
University of Hawaii community services special fund. The university may establish and collect fees
and charges for public service programs.
All revenues deposited into the University of Hawaii community services
special fund shall be used exclusively for the costs of providing public
service programs. The university may
establish accounts under the community services special fund to facilitate the
administration of this fund among the various campuses and operating units of
the University of Hawaii system. All
expenditures from this fund shall be subject to legislative appropriation.
(b) As used in this section, "public service
programs" means:
(1) Noncredit
educational programs in professional development and training, personal growth,
and cultural enrichment; and
(2) Cooperative
extension and consultative services."]
SECTION 9. Section 304A-2272, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§304A-2272] Conference
center revolving fund; University of Hawaii at Hilo. There is established the conference center
revolving fund for the conference center program in the college of continuing
education and community service of the University of Hawaii at Hilo. All fees, charges, and other moneys collected
in conjunction with the conference center program shall be deposited in the
revolving fund. The dean of the college
of continuing education and community service is authorized to expend funds from
the revolving fund for all costs associated with conducting conferences, seminars,
and courses by the conference center program, including but not limited to
expenses for honoraria, hotel and room rentals, food and refreshment, printing
and mailing, airfare and per diem, leis, rental of audiovisual equipment, and
conference supplies and materials."]
SECTION 10. Section 304A-2277, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§304A-2277] Professional
student exchange program revolving fund.
(a) There is established a
professional student exchange program revolving fund to be administered and expended
by the Hawaii commission.
(b) The following moneys shall be deposited into
the revolving fund:
(1) Principal and
interest payments received as repayment of financial support from former or
current participants of the professional student exchange program, pursuant to
section 304A‑3209; and
(2) Interest earned
or accrued on moneys in the revolving fund.
(c) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be
expended to:
(1) Support the
professional student exchange program's activities, including the provision of
financial support to participants at Western Interstate Commission for Higher
Education receiver institutions; and
(2) Enforce the
collection of delinquent obligations."]
SECTION 11. All unencumbered balances remaining in the university
of Hawaii at Manoa intercollegiate athletics special fund repealed by section 7
of this Act, university of Hawaii
community services special fund repealed by section 8 of this Act, conference center revolving fund repealed
by section 9 of this Act, and professional
student exchange program revolving fund repealed by section 10 of this Act
shall lapse to the credit of the
general fund.
PART IV
SECTION 12. The purpose of this part is to reclassify an administratively
established fund.
SECTION 13. The university system bond and interest sinking fund revolving fund administratively established in 2002 is reclassified as a trust account.
PART V
SECTION 14. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 15. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
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Report Title:
Repeal of Non-General Funds; Reclassify Non-General Funds; UH; Transfer of Balances
Description:
Repeals or reclassifies non-general funds of the University of Hawaii pursuant to recommendations of the Auditor. Transfers the unencumbered balances of repealed funds to the general fund.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
