Report Title:

Commission for National and Community Service; Membership Term

Description:

Reduces the term of membership on the Commission for National and Community Service from four to three years. (SD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

3194

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 90D-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By amending subsection (a) to read:

"(a) Members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor on a bipartisan basis subject to section 26-34. The commission shall consist of not fewer than fifteen and not more than twenty-five members. Not more than fifty per cent of the commission plus one member may be from the same political party. To the extent possible, the commission shall be balanced according to race, ethnicity, age, disability, and gender characteristics. All appointments shall be for [four-year] three-year terms. Members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. The commission shall include:

(1) An individual with expertise in the educational, training, and developmental needs of youths, particularly disadvantaged youths;

(2) An individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism;

(3) A representative of community-based agencies or community-based organizations within the State;

(4) The superintendent of education, or a designee;

(5) A representative of county governments;

(6) A representative of local labor organizations in the State;

(7) A representative of business;

(8) An individual between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five who is a participant or supervisor in a volunteer or service program; and

(9) A representative of a national service program described in Title 42 United States Code section 12572(a), as amended, as a nonvoting, ex officio member."

2. By amending subsection (f) to read:

"(f) Members currently serving under Executive Order 94-01 may be reappointed to a new [four-year] three-year term and may serve two consecutive terms."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.