Hawaii State Legislature
2004 Legislative Session

SB2173

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Measure Title: RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Report Title: Board of Education (ConAm)
Description: Proposes to amend Article X, section 2 of the Hawaii Constitution to provide for election of Board of Education members from school districts as provided by law; upon passage of the constitutional amendment, requires 17 BOE members, with one member per district to be elected out of 17 school districts; requires residency in the school district; creates a temporary School District Commission modeled on the Reapportionment Commission to establish 17 school districts each comprised of 3 representative districts, that to the extent possible preserve school complex and community boundaries; provides that thereafter the Reapportionment Commission shall in a reapportionment year redraw school district boundaries consistent with statutory criteria and reapportioned districts.
Package: Keiki Caucus
Companion:HB1895
Introducer(s): CHUN OAKLAND, KANNO, ESPERO, ADUJA, IGE, FUKUNAGA, Baker, Kawamoto
Current Referral:EDU/JHW, WAM

Date Status Text
1/23/2004SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/26/2004SReferred to EDU, JHW.
1/28/2004SRe-Referred to EDU/JHW, WAM.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment