RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Redistricts the at-large school board districts and the departmental school districts.

RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES.

Transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the operations and maintenance section and the CIP planning and finance section of the DOE facilities and support services branch to the DAGS, effective July 1, 2003.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPORTATION STUDIES CENTER.

Appropriates funds for development of a transportation center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS.

Requires the BOE, by policy, to adopt criteria and guidelines allowing the superintendent to award a high school diploma to honorably discharged World War II veterans who were inducted into the United States armed forces prior to completing the necessary high school graduation requirements.

RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Deletes from the School Repair and Maintenance Projects Act the Comptroller's duty to develop and provide a qualified products list.

RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SURFACING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Exempts the DOE from the Hawaii public procurement code if the procurement is for playground equipment and surfacing, and if the amount of the procurement is less than $150,000.