SB3196

Report Title:

Public Schools; Capital Improvement Projects; Priority Lists

Description:

Requires the department of education to divide its school facility capital improvement project priority list into two lists – one for schools 25 years and older, and one for schools under 25 years.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3196
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to capital improvement projects for educational facilities.

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

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

"§302A- Categorization of school capital improvement projects when submitted for review by the department of budget and finance and the legislature. The department of education, when submitting its priorities for school capital improvement projects for review by the department of budget and finance and the legislature, shall divide its capital improvement projects into two categories as follows:

(1) One category for schools that were originally constructed at least twenty-five years prior to the submission of the priority list; and

(2) One category for schools that were originally constructed not more than twenty-five years prior to the submission of the priority list."

SECTION 2. Section 37-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§37-68 Responsibilities of agencies. Under such rules as may be prescribed by the director of finance with the approval of the governor:

(1) Every agency assigned the task of developing programs and preparing program and financial plans, budgetary requests, and program performance reports shall develop such programs and prepare such plans, requests, and reports and submit the same to the director of finance at such times, on such forms, and in such manner as the director may prescribe. For informational purposes, the University of Hawaii shall submit its program and financial plans, budgetary requests, and program performance reports to the legislature at the same time the university submits them to the director of finance. Where new programs are being proposed, every agency shall demonstrate that the program:

(A) Is an appropriate function of state government; and, as applicable

(B) Can be implemented by the public sector as cost-effectively as the private sector while meeting the same plans, goals, objectives, standards, measures of effectiveness, wage, salary, conditions of employment, and employee benefit programs of the State;

(2) Every agency administering state programs and every agency responsible for the formulation of programs and the preparation of program and financial plans, budgetary requests, and program performance reports, shall furnish the department of budget and finance all such documents and information as the department may from time to time require. The department of education, when submitting its priorities for school capital improvement projects, shall divide its capital improvement projects into two categories as follows:

(A) One category for schools that were originally constructed at least twenty-five years prior to the submission of the priority list; and

(B) One category for schools that were originally constructed not more than twenty-five years prior to the submission of the priority list.

Each agency shall make available to the legislature, and any member or committee of either house of the legislature, all documents and information as may be requested; and

(3) The director of finance or any employee of the department of budget and finance, when duly authorized, for the purpose of securing information, shall have access to and may examine any books, documents, papers, or records of any agency."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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