SB525

Report Title:

Textbook Monitoring System; Replacement Fees

Description:

Provides a system for monitoring textbooks by individual schools for purposes of accountability. Retains textbook replacement fees in school accounts.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	525
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to textbooks.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that textbook shortages are an ongoing problem for schools and are a result of an ineffective, centralized management system. The legislature further finds that a flexible textbook monitoring system at a "local" level that allows each school to account for textbooks and charge replacement fees and other fines would help to ameliorate current shortages.

The purpose of this Act is to provide individual schools a framework in establishing effective, accountable systems to monitor and maintain inventories of textbooks.

SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Textbook monitoring system. (a) School principals shall require that:

(1) A sufficient supply of textbooks is kept on hand and available to all pupils as determined by consultations with teachers, parents, and students;

(2) Accurate inventory, including lost books, is maintained and accounting records are kept on file as may be required or as necessary;

(3) Replacement fees and other fines are recovered for lost, damaged or destroyed books as authorized under section 302A-1130; and

(4) All lost textbook refunds shall remain at the school level.

The school principal shall exercise any other supervisory powers that shall be necessary to provide satisfactory recovery and proper care of textbooks on a schoolwide basis as provided by law.

(b) The department of education shall make periodic audits of all accounting books and records pertaining to the textbooks that have been furnished at state expense, and shall require a complete accounting for all textbooks as shown by the records."

SECTION 3. Section 36-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§36-27 Transfers from special funds for central service expenses. Except as provided in this section, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, from time to time, the director of finance, for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses of government in relation to all special funds, except the:

(1) Special summer school and intersession fund under section 302A-1310;

(2) School cafeteria special funds of the department of education;

(3) Special funds of the University of Hawaii;

(4) State educational facilities improvement special fund;

(5) Convention center capital and operations special fund under section 206X-10.5;

(6) Special funds established by section 206E-6;

(7) Housing loan program revenue bond special fund;

(8) Housing project bond special fund;

(9) Aloha Tower fund created by section 206J-17;

(10) Domestic violence prevention special fund under section 321-1.3;

(11) Spouse and child abuse special account under section 346-7.5;

(12) Spouse and child abuse special account under section 601-3.6;

(13) Funds of the employees' retirement system created by section 88-109;

(14) Unemployment compensation fund established under section 383-121;

(15) Hawaii hurricane relief fund established under chapter 431P;

(16) Hawaii health systems corporation special funds;

(17) Boiler and elevator safety revolving fund established under section 397-5.5;

(18) Tourism special fund established under section 201B-11;

(19) Department of commerce and consumer affairs' special funds;

(20) Compliance resolution fund established under section 26-9;

(21) Universal service fund established under chapter 269;

(22) Integrated tax information management systems special fund under section 231-3.2;

(23) Insurance regulation fund under section 431:2-215;

(24) Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund under section 328L-2;

(25) Emergency budget and reserve fund under section 328L-3;

(26) Probation services special fund under section 706-649; [~~and~~]

(27) High technology special fund under section 206M-15.5; and

(28) Public schools special fees and charges fund under section 302A—1130(f);

shall deduct five per cent of all receipts of all other special funds, which deduction shall be transferred to the general fund of the State and become general realizations of the State. All officers of the State and other persons having power to allocate or disburse any special funds shall cooperate with the director in effecting these transfers. To determine the proper revenue base upon which the central service assessment is to be calculated, the director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purpose of suspending or limiting the application of the central service assessment of any fund. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the director shall report all central service assessments made during the preceding fiscal year."

SECTION 4. Section 36-30, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) Each special fund, except the:

(1) Transportation use special fund established by section 261D-1;

(2) Special summer school and intersession fund under section 302A-1310;

(3) School cafeteria special funds of the department of education;

(4) Special funds of the University of Hawaii;

(5) State educational facilities improvement special fund;

(6) Special funds established by section 206E-6;

(7) Aloha Tower fund created by section 206J-17;

(8) Domestic violence prevention special fund under section 321-1.3;

(9) Spouse and child abuse special account under section 346-7.5;

(10) Spouse and child abuse special account under section 601-3.6;

(11) Funds of the employees' retirement system created by section 88-109;

(12) Unemployment compensation fund established under section 383-121;

(13) Hawaii hurricane relief fund established under chapter 431P;

(14) Convention center capital and operations special fund established under section 206X-10.5;

(15) Hawaii health systems corporation special funds;

(16) Tourism special fund established under section 201B-11;

(17) Compliance resolution fund established under section 26-9;

(18) Universal service fund established under chapter 269;

(19) Integrated tax information management systems special fund;

(20) Insurance regulation fund under section 431:2-215;

(21) Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund under section 328L-2;

(22) Emergency and budget reserve fund under section 328L-3;

(23) Probation services special fund under section 706-649; [~~and~~]

(24) High technology special fund under section 206M-15.5; and

(25) Public schools special fees and charges fund under section 302A—1130(f);

shall be responsible for its pro rata share of the administrative expenses incurred by the department responsible for the operations supported by the special fund concerned."

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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