Bill Text: HI SB753 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The School Facilities Authority.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-23 - Referred to EDU, JDC. [SB753 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-SB753-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the school facilities authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1704, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) [The] Notwithstanding the
limitations of section 78‑4, the board shall consist of five
voting members[. The members shall:
(1) Be appointed by the governor
pursuant to section 26‑34;
(2) Have an interest in public school facilities;
(3) Include one member actively or previously
engaged in the construction industry for at least five years; and
(4) Serve] as follows:
(1) The superintendent;
(2) Two members appointed by the
governor; provided that one member shall have high-level planning experience
and one member shall have at least five years of high‑level county
permitting experience;
(3) One member appointed by the
president of the senate; provided that the member shall have high-level
construction experience and experience in government contracts; and
(4) One member appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives; provided that the member shall have at least five
years of high-level construction experience.
Each
appointed member shall have demonstrated sufficient business or professional
experience to discharge the functions of the board. Except as provided in this section, the board
members shall be subject to the requirements of section 26-34. The members of the board shall devote time to
their duties as may be necessary for the proper discharge thereof. The members described in paragraphs (2), (3),
and (4) shall serve without compensation but may be
reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the
performance of their duties."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
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Report Title:
Public Schools; School Facilities Authority; Education
Description:
Changes the qualifications and appointment process for members of the School Facilities Authority Board.
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
