THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2505
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to appropriations.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that state revenue projections indicate that there will be a shortfall over the next few years. Therefore, it is critical to begin to control costs now. Further, eliminating the ability to make transfers of appropriated funds provides necessary legislative control over costs, specifically personnel costs and associated benefits.

The purpose of this Act is to eliminate the authority of the University of Hawaii, the department of education, and the Hawaii health systems corporation to make certain transfers of appropriated funds.

SECTION 2. Section 37-74, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) No appropriation transfers or changes between programs or agencies shall be made without legislative authorization; provided that[:

(1) Authorized] authorized transfers or changes, when made, shall be reported to the legislature[;

(2) Except with respect to appropriations to fund financing agreements under chapter 37D, the University of Hawaii may transfer appropriated funds and positions for the operating cost category among programs, among cost elements in a program, and between quarters, as applicable; except with respect to appropriations to fund financing agreements under chapter 37D, the department of education may transfer appropriated funds and positions for the operating cost category among programs and among cost elements in a program, and between quarters, as applicable; and the Hawaii health systems corporation and its regional system boards may transfer special fund appropriations among regional system hospital facilities as applicable and as mutually agreed to by the corporation and the respective regional system board; provided that the Hawaii health systems corporation and the regional system boards shall maintain the integrity and services of each individual regional system and shall not transfer appropriations out of any regional system that would result in a reduction of services offered by the regional system, with due regard for statutory requirements, changing conditions, the needs of the programs, and the effective utilization of resources; and

(3) The university and the department of education shall account for each transfer implemented under this subsection in quarterly reports to the governor and annual reports at the end of each fiscal year to the legislature and the governor, which shall be prepared in the form and manner prescribed by the governor and shall include information on the sources and uses of the transfer]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

UH; DOE; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Transfers of Appropriations

Description:

Eliminates the authority of the University of Hawaii, the Department of Education, and the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to make certain transfers of appropriated funds.

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