RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the transfer of all University funds, with the exception of general funds, into the University of Hawaii Commercial Enterprises Revolving Fund to finance the establishment of new enterprises

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Provides flexibility in allocating portions of the indirect overhead revenues generated by the University from research and training programs.

RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Revises the content requirements of the RCUH Annual Report.

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Provides that service of process upon the university shall be made by delivering the complaint and the summons to the university's general counsel or to any attorney in the office of the university general counsel.

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes a data and research office for children and families in the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

RELATING TO JURORS.

Exempts college students and their teachers from jury duty.

proposing an amendment to article 10, section 6, of the hawaii constitution, to change the selection process of the university of hawaii board of regents.

Proposes constitutional amendment to the selection process of the members of the University of Hawaii board of regents. Provides for candidates to be nominated by a selection commission.

relating to educational expenses.

Makes all educational expenses from pre-school to college tax deductible.

relating to educational expenses.

Makes 10% of educational expenses from pre-school to college to eligible for a tax credit.

RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT.

Establishes a college savings program tax credit.

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Authorizes the state post-secondary education commission to establish post-secondary scholarships at the University of Hawaii and private accredited colleges and universities in Hawaii for all financially deserving high school students in the State with satisfactory grade point averages.

RELATING TO STUDENT LOAN FUNDS.Authorizes Secondary Market Services Corp; Hawaii the state designated student loan secondary market, to purchase student loan notes held by mainland financial institutions.

relating to a kindergarten-grade sixteen pilot program.

Establishes a 2-year pilot program in the DOE to develop and evaluate one or more prototypes of the kindergarten-grade 16 school complex model. Requires the DOE to select one school complex from each departmental school district to participate in the pilot program. Appropriates funds.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates computerized student tracking system to track all students who are or were enrolled in the public school system in order to chart their progress from kindergarten to graduation from the UOH.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes to make the student member of the Board of Education a voting member, with the exception that the student member shall not be permitted to vote upon matters regarding personnel.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii Constitution to provide that six at-large members of the board of education are to have expertise in designated areas.

relating to the board of education.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to have Board of Education members elected from apportioned districts.

RELATING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Includes BOE in definition of "member" for purposes of providing immunity from or indemnification for civil liability.

relating to the members of the board of education.

Allows BOE members personal expenses at the rate of $130 a day while traveling abroad on official board business, and mileage expenses at the rate of 37 cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and from board meetings or while on official board business.

relating to libraries.

Establishes that moneys deposited into the libraries special fund shall not be used to reduce any general appropriation budget request or allotment to the state public library system.

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITIES.

Allows the Hawaii Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library of Hawaii to conduct for-profit enterprises at state library facilities, and to deposit the net proceeds of those enterprises to their respective trust fund.

RELATING TO THE LIBRARY ENHANCED SERVICES PROGRAM.

Makes permanent the Enhanced Services Program.

RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARIAN.

Allows the BOE to adjust the salary of the State Librarian.

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.

Provides for the establishment of literacy and lifelong learning programs.

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Senator Norman Sakamoto