SB1177 HD1

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1177
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII.

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

SECTION 1. Our youth are the key to attaining the goal of world peace, sustainability, and productivity for future generations. Hawaii's location at the center of the Pacific Rim region between Asia and the Americas, its diverse culture, and its many shared languages provide an excellent strategic forum for meetings and exchanges, such as the Millennium Youth People's Congress that was held in Hawaii in October 1999.

The establishment of a global youth center in Hawaii would create an international framework in which youth around the world can become actively engaged in the building of a better future. Such a center would offer youth from around the world the opportunity to identify major global issues that should be addressed and train these future leaders to more effectively communicate their concerns so they can help shape the debate over issues that will directly affect them.

The global youth center will work in conjunction with Hawaii's educational, political, and business leaders, representatives at the East-West Center, the International Student/Young Pugwash, and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs to:

(1) Develop educational programs, conduct original research, and link diverse people and organizations to address global problems;

(2) Serve as a clearinghouse for information on youth policy activities internationally; and

(3) Ensure that Hawaii students, particularly public school students, are provided with opportunities to participate in programs and activities, including meetings and forums, that address and increase awareness of global issues.

The purpose of this Act is to establish and appropriate funds for a global youth center in Hawaii.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009, to establish a global youth center in Hawaii.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the East-West Center through the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2035.