STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1366
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.B. No. 107
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require a majority of the members of the Board of Education, rather than the Governor, to elect a chairperson from among the members of the Board;
(2) Authorize the members of the Board of Education to annually elect a chairperson upon the start of the next confirmed term for Board members; and
(3) Repeal the requirement that the chairperson of the Board be an at-large member.
Your Committee finds that existing law requires the Governor to select the Chairperson of the Board of Education from among the at-large members of the Board. Your Committee further finds that a delay in the appointment of a Chairperson of the Board of Education may occur during periods of transition between administrations. Your Committee believes that authorizing the members of the Board of Education to elect a chairperson from among the members of the Board will provide stability in the Board's leadership, especially in periods of transition between administrations.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to June 30, 3000.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair |
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