HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

43

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the university of hawaii board of regents to study the reintegration of the office of the chancellor of the university of hawaii at manoa with the office of the president of the university of hawaii system.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Constitution guarantees that the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii (UH) shall have the exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of UH, subject only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Legislature to identify and enact laws of statewide concern; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Constitution also specifies that the Board of Regents shall appoint the President of the University to act as its executive officer; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2001, UH was reorganized such that UH

System and UH-Manoa are no longer led by the same executive officer; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2001, the Board of Regents reorganized the organizational structure of the University with the understanding that establishing the Office of the Chancellor of UH-Manoa would incur no additional administrative costs to the University; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Office of the Chancellor of UH-Manoa now requires an annual operational budget of $14.7 million; and

 

     WHEREAS, there has been over $6.4 million in additional administrative costs at UH-Manoa since the establishment of the Office of the Chancellor of UH-Manoa; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, that the Board of Regents is respectfully requested to study whether the reintegration of the Office of the Chancellor of UH-Manoa with the Office of the President of the UH System is prudent; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Regents report findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chair of the UH Board of Regents, the Chancellor of UH-Manoa and the President of the UH System.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

UH Reintegration