STAND. COM. REP. NO. 286

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 43
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.B. No. 43 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the membership of
the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to fifteen members and
to require diversity in the background of its members.
Additionally, this measure provides for three Board members to be
nonresidents who are nationally or internationally prominent.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.  Informational
testimony was submitted by the University of Hawaii Board of
Regents.

     Your Committee finds that the University of Hawaii Board of
Regents would benefit from the national and international
perspective that three nonresident members would bring to
meetings.  This global perspective will allow the University of
Hawaii to grow as a world class university and focal point of the
Pacific Rim.

     However, your Committee acknowledges a possible
constitutional question regarding the U.S. citizenship
requirement for serving in public office, as well as the
practical difficulties in the coordination of attendance of the
nonresident members, and thus, has amended this measure to give

 
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the nonresident members ex-officio, non-voting status.  Your
Committee has further amended this measure to require the Board
of Regents to meet with the nonresident members at least semi-
annually.  Your Committee notes the controversial nature of this
measure and encourages continued discussion on the benefits and
ramifications of its implementation.

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made to
format this measure to reflect the preferred drafting style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 43, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 43,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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