HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1327
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 304A-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  At [its first meeting after June 30,] a meeting preceding July 1, the board of regents shall elect a chairperson and [vice-chairperson who shall serve until adjournment of its first meeting after] up to two vice-chairpersons whose terms shall be from July 1 to June 30 of the next year or thereafter until their successors are appointed.  The board shall appoint a secretary, who shall not be a member of the board.  The president of the university shall act as executive officer of the board.  From May 1, 2007 and until such time that the board of regents has at least fourteen members, seven members of the board of regents shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, and the concurrence of at least seven members of the board of regents shall be necessary to make any action of the board of regents valid; provided that upon filling at least fourteen of the fifteen board of regents seats required under subsection (a), a majority of the board of regents shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, and the concurrence of a majority of all the members to which the board of regents is entitled shall be necessary to make any action of the board of regents valid.  The board shall meet at least ten times annually and, from time to time, may meet in each of the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai."

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

University of Hawaii Board of Regents

Description:

Allows for the election of up to two vice-chairpersons of the University of Hawaii board of regents and requires the board to elect any vice-chairperson and chairperson at a meeting held before July 1.  Amends the start date of the term of a board chairperson and vice-chairperson.

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