THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

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

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

DATE:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB1388
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reduces the number of members of the board of directors of the research corporation of the University of Hawaii from ten to eight members.  Reduces the number of members of the board of directors that must be members of the board of regents from five to two and makes them subject to the advice and consent of the senate.  Specifies the qualifications of the five members to be selected by the governor.  Adds the vice president for research of the University of Hawaii system as an ex officio member of the board of directors.  Amends section 304A-3005, HRS, to provide that the research corporation's exemption from the procurement requirements of chapter 103D, HRS, applies only for contracts that are directly related to research, and contracts for investigations, training, and studies that are directly related to research, with a total estimated value of an unspecified dollar amount or less.  Removes the university president's authority to serve as the president of the research corporation.  Authorizes the board of directors to employ an executive director of the research corporation.  Caps the executive director's salary at the salary of the highest paid head of a department within the executive branch.  Authorizes the executive director rather than the board of directors to hire and oversee necessary officers and employees.  Specifies that the board of directors shall not engage in the daily management and operation of the research corporation.

HRE/EGH/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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