Report Title:
Constitutional Amendment; Board of Education
Description:
Proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for the elimination of the statewide board of education, replacing it with fifteen local elected boards to formulate district wide educational policy, exercise control over budgetary and personnel matters, and appoint district superintendents.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2977 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article X, sections 2 and 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide for the elimination of the current statewide board of education, replacing it with fifteen local boards elected by the people. The fifteen local boards would have the power to formulate district wide educational policy, exercise control over budgetary and personnel matters, and appoint district superintendents as the chief executive officer of each district.
SECTION 2. Article X, section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
"[BOARD] BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Section 2. There shall be [a board] fifteen local boards of education, each composed of members who shall be elected in a nonpartisan manner by qualified voters, as provided by law, from [two at-large] the particular school board [districts .] district as follows:
(1) The first school board district shall be comprised of the [island of Oahu and all other islands not specifically enumerated. The second school board district shall be comprised of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kauai and Niihau. Each at-large school board district shall be divided into departmental school districts, as may be provided by law. There shall be at least one member residing in each departmental school district.] complexes Hamakua and Kona on the county of Hawaii;
(2) The second school board district shall be comprised of the complexes North Hilo and South Hilo in the county of Hawaii;
(3) The third school board district shall be comprised of the complexes Puna and Ka'u in the county of Hawaii;
(4) The fourth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes East, West and Central Kaua'i in the county of Kau'i;
(5) The fifth school board district shall be comprised of complexes Moloka'i, Lahainaluna, Lana'i and Hana in the county of Maui;
(6) The sixth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes Maui, King Kekaulike and Baldwin in the county of Maui;
(7) The seventh school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Kahuku and Castle in the Windward side of the county of Honolulu;
(8) The eighth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes Kalaheo and Kailua in the Windward side of the county of Honolulu;
(9) The ninth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes Pearl City, Waipahu and Nanakuli in the Leeward side of the county of Honolulu;
(10) The tenth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Wai'anae, Kapolei and Campbell in the Leeward side of the county of Honolulu;
(11) The eleventh school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of 'Aiea, Moanalua and Radford in the Central portion of the county of Honolulu;
(12) The twelfth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Waialua, Leilehua and Mililani in the Central portion of the county of Honolulu;
(13) The thirteenth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Farringon and Kaiser in the Honolulu area in the county of Honolulu;
(14) The fourteenth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Roosevelt and McKinley in the Honolulu area in the county of Honolulu;
(15) The fifteenth school board district shall be comprised of the complexes of Kalani and Kaimuki in the Honolulu area in the county of Honolulu;
The Hawaii State Student Council shall select a public high school student to serve as a nonvoting member on [the] each board of education."
SECTION 3. Article X, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
"[POWER] POWERS OF THE [BOARD] LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Section 3. The [board] fifteen local boards of education shall each have the power, as provided by law, to [formulate statewide]:
(1) Formulate educational policy[;] for their respective districts;
(2) Exercise control over budgetary and personnel matters for their respective districts, provided that:
(A) Each school board district shall be provided by the state legislature with annual allocations based on a per-pupil ratio, and shall be awarded capital improvement project allocations as necessary; and
(B) Collective bargaining and health, safety, and federal compliance shall remain centralized and administered by a centralized department of education compliance office; and [appoint the]
(3) Appoint a district superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of [the public school system.] the particular school board district."
SECTION 4. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
SECTION 5. Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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