Removes HCDCH from managing DOE teacher housing and authorizes DOE to manage DOE teacher housing. (SD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, part III, is amended by adding a new subpart to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"    . TEACHERS' HOUSING

§302A-   Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to create a revolving fund for the accounting and control of receipts and disbursements in connection with the department's functions of planning, construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of housing for teachers employed and assigned by the department.

§302A-   Teachers' housing revolving fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury a revolving fund to be known as the teachers' housing revolving fund to be administered by the department. The director of finance shall transfer any moneys appropriated for the purposes of teacher housing. All unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, allotments, special revolving funds or other funds heretofore created and made available for the purposes of developing or administering teachers' housing projects shall be transferred to the teachers' housing revolving fund. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all moneys, including refunds, reimbursements, and rentals for housing from teacher tenants shall be deposited in the revolving fund.

(b) The revolving fund may be used by the department for any and all of the purposes of teachers' housing, including the planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of teachers' housing, as well as for the salaries of the necessary personnel in charge thereof.

(c) Whenever the governor determines that the amount in the teachers' housing revolving fund is in excess of the requirements of the teacher housing program, the department shall transfer such excess to the state general fund.

§302A-   Annual statements. The department shall annually prepare for the director of human services and the director of finance a full, detailed description and financial statement of the planning, construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of teachers' housing.

§302A-   Rules. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 as may be necessary for the purpose of this subpart.

§302A-   Annual review; disposal of units. The department shall annually review the status of and necessity for subsidized teachers' housing throughout the State and, upon determination that any particular housing unit is no longer necessary, shall have all necessary power and shall proceed to dispose of that unit by sale, demolition, or otherwise. Any net proceeds from the disposal of each such unit shall be paid to the governmental entity vested with fee title to the unit at the time of disposition and any deficit incurred in the disposal shall be paid by the State."

SECTION 2. The department of education, upon completion of its discussions with the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii regarding the transfer of management of the teacher housing program to the department, shall prepare a report detailing the feasibility of the transfer and the department's capacity to assume the corporation's responsibilities.

The department of education shall submit its findings to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2006.

SECTION 3. Chapter 201G, part II, subpart G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.