STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 492
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: H.B. No. 1105
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred H.B. No. 1105 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to ensure that the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii Candidate Advisory Council reflects the diverse interests of the people of the State by amending the appointing authorities of members to the Candidate Advisory Council and adjusting member term limits.
Your Committee finds that the Board
of Regents of the University of Hawaii Candidate Advisory Council recruits,
evaluates, and presents to the Governor qualified candidates for nomination to vacant
seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. This measure will allow for a greater
cross-section of members on the Candidate Advisory Council who are reflective
of the broader community and will bring varied knowledge, experiences, and
perspectives in determining qualified candidates for nomination to vacant seats
on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requiring the Governor to appoint the members to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii Candidate Advisory Council within one hundred twenty days of the Governor commencing the Governor's term of office;
(2) Requiring that the All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs, rather than the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, appoint a member to the Candidate Advisory Council;
(3) Retaining the requirement that a member of the Association of Emeritus Regents of the University of Hawaii serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Candidate Advisory Council, for a term not to exceed two years and to run concurrently with the term of the appointing chair;
(4) Deleting the requirement that the Secretary of the Board of Regents be responsible for ensuring that all appointing authorities make appointments within one hundred twenty days prior to the end of the term of the previously appointed member;
(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1105, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1105, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education & Technology,
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____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair |
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