HB868 CD1

Report Title:

Board of Education; Military Representative

 

Description:

Requires the military representative serving on the board of education to be seated with the other members and to participate in discussions about board matters. (HB868 CD1)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	868
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 302A-1101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c) The board shall invite the senior military commander in Hawaii to appoint a nonvoting military representative to the board, who shall serve [for a two-year term] without compensation. As the liaison to the board[,] during official meetings, the military representative shall [advise] be seated with board members and shall:

(1) Advise the board regarding state education policies and departmental actions affecting students who are enrolled in public schools as family members of military personnel[. The military representative shall carry];

(2) Carry out these duties as part of the representative's official military duties and [shall] be guided by applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, and policies; and

(3) Participate in all discussions, including debates about board matters, except those matters discussed in executive meeting pursuant to section 92-4.

The military representative may be removed only for cause by a majority vote of the members of the board."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.