SB 539 SD 1

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH AUTONOMY IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY

By Senator(s) D. IGE / SAKAMOTO; Bunda, Chumbley, Matsunaga, Slom, Tam

Companion Bill: HB 431

Keywords: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, HIGHER EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Report Title: UH Autonomy

Description: Constitutional amendment to give UH autonomy in all matters related to the university. (SD1)

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to EDU/WAM, then to JDC                         
 2-11-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU/WAM on 02-16-99
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211
 2-16-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-16-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland, D. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Tam, Anderson; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Buen, M. Ige, Iwase, Nakata, Taniguchi
 2-17-99        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Matsunaga, Tam; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Slom
 2-19-99        S Reported from EDU/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 287)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 2-22-99        S Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment
                  (02-22-99) transmitted to Governor pursuant to
                  Article XVII, Section 3.