THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

TIMESLOT:

HRE

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N A

 

SB 3186

      Status & Testimony

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Repeals the Candidate Advisory Council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii.  Authorizes the governor to appoint members to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii without being limited to selecting a candidate deemed qualified by the Council.

 

HRE, JDC/WAM

SB 3187

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Eliminates the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council.  Authorizes the governor to directly appoint members to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.  Effective upon ratification of a Constitutional amendment.

 

HRE, JDC/WAM

SB 3354

      Status & Testimony

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to create a Hawaii Community College System to administer the State's community colleges.  Provides for the Hawaii Community College System to be independent from the University of Hawaii and to be governed by an independent board of regents.

 

HRE, JDC/WAM

SB 3355

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to submit proposed legislation to establish a president of community colleges who shall be the head of the University of Hawaii community colleges and who shall report directly to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii.

 

HRE, WAM

SB 2304

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Clarifies that the purpose of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii is to promote educational, scientific, and literary pursuits through research, training of research personnel, and dissemination of knowledge by publication of research findings; and its undertakings shall be limited to acts that are reasonably necessary to carry out this purpose.

 

HRE, WAM

 

[ADDED ON

02-03-22]

SB 3277

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

Prohibits the president of the University of Hawaii from serving concurrently as a campus chancellor.

 

HRE, JDC

 

[ADDED ON

02-03-22]

SB 3184

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESIDENT TUITION FEE.

Expands the criteria to qualify for resident tuition fees to include high school seniors and recent high school graduates.

 

HRE, WAM

 

[ADDED ON

02-03-22]

SB 3156

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND.

To recognize the cost-sharing agreement for overall personnel expenses between State general funds and funds in the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund for appropriated general fund positions as beneficial to both the University of Hawaii and the State.  Specifies conditions for exemptions for the University of Hawaii from sections 87A-39(a) and 88-125(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

HRE, WAM

 

[ADDED ON

02-03-22]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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