REPORT TITLE:
University of Hawaii


DESCRIPTION:
Authorizes the Board of Directors for the Research Corporation of
the University of Hawaii to appoint up to four people as officers
or employees of the Research Corporation.  (HB254 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 307-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§307-5 Officers and employees of the research
 
 4 corporation[.]; joint appointments with the University of Hawaii.
 
 5 (a)  The president of the University of Hawaii shall be the
 
 6 president of the research corporation.  The board of directors
 
 7 may also appoint such other officers and employees as may be
 
 8 necessary in administering the affairs of the research
 
 9 corporation.  It shall set the employees' duties,
 
10 responsibilities, salaries, holidays, vacations, leaves, hours of
 
11 work, and working conditions.  It may grant such other benefits
 
12 to its employees as it deems necessary.  Employees of the
 
13 research corporation shall not be entitled to any benefits
 
14 conferred under chapter 76 relating to civil service, chapter 77
 
15 relating to compensation, chapters 78 to 83 relating to public
 
16 employment, and chapter 88 relating to pension and retirement
 
17 system.
 
18      (b)  Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of
 
19 directors may appoint as officers or employees of the research 
 

 
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 1 corporation, including as the executive director, up to four
 
 2 persons employed by the University of Hawaii pursuant to section
 
 3 304-11.  Any person appointed under this subsection shall not be
 
 4 deemed to be appointed jointly by the research corporation's
 
 5 board of directors and the university's board of regents.  The
 
 6 compensation and benefits shall be determined jointly by the
 
 7 research corporation's board of directors and the university's
 
 8 board of regents without regard to the limitations in subsection
 
 9 (a).
 
10      (c)  With regard to the president of the research
 
11 corporation and the persons appointed under subsection (b), the
 
12 dual and concurrent role as research corporation officer or
 
13 employee and university officer or employee shall not be deemed
 
14 to be the holding of incompatible public offices or a conflict in
 
15 duties or interests."
 
16      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
17 New statutory material is underscored.
 
18      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.