THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair
Senator Gilbert Kahele, Vice-Chair

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013

DATE:	Thursday, February 14, 2013
TIME:	2:45 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1384 Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Amends section 304A-1005, HRS, to:  (1) Limit the board of regents to appointing only one university general counsel; (2) Require the board of regents to have direct oversight over the university counsel and prohibit the board of regents from delegating this responsibility to the president of the university; (3) Require the university general counsel to report directly to the board of regents; and (4) Allow the board of regents to contract with independent attorneys solely in cases where the university general counsel and attorney general each acknowledge a lack of sufficient expertise.  Requires contracted attorneys to consult with and work in conjunction with the attorney general.

HRE/JDL, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

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