Report Title:

Board of Education; Student Member

 

Description:

Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article X, Section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution, to allow the student member of the Board of Education to vote on all matters.  (SB799 HD1)

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

799

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CLARIFY THE SELECTION OF THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution to allow the student member of the board of education to vote.

     SECTION 2.  Article X, section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution is amended to read as follows:

"BOARD OF EDUCATION

    Section 2.  There shall be a board of education composed of members who shall be elected in a nonpartisan manner by qualified voters, as provided by law, from two at-large school board districts.  The first school board district shall be comprised of the island of Oahu and all other islands not specifically enumerated.  The second school board district shall be comprised of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kauai and Niihau.  Each at-large school board district shall be divided into departmental school districts, as may be provided by law.  There shall be at least one member residing in each departmental school district.  The Hawaii State Student Council shall select a public high school student to serve as a [nonvoting] voting member on the board of education."

    SECTION 3.  The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:

    "Shall the Hawaii Constitution be amended to allow the student member of the board of education to vote on all matters?" 

     SECTION 4.  Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New constitutional material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Hawaii Constitution.