HB 149 HD 2

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM AN ELECTED BOARD TO AN APPOINTED BOARD

By Representative(s) SAY / CACHOLA / AHU ISA / KANOHO / SUZUKI / KAHIKINA / GOODENOW / SOUKI / TAKUMI / HERKES / YAMANE / OSHIRO, P. / CATALANI / TAKAI / GARCIA / STEGMAIER / KAWAKAMI / OKAMURA / HAMAKAWA / LUKE / OSHIRO, M. / CASE / ABINSAY / SANTIAGO / ARAKAKI / MORITA / SAIKI / TAKAMINE / NAKASONE

Subjects: House Majority Caucus

Keywords: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION, GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE

Report Title: Board Of Education

Description: Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the Board of Education from an elected board to an appointed board. (HB149 HD2)

 1-21-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 2
 1-26-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday,
                  01-28-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 1-28-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02/02/99.
 2- 1-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  02-02-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 2- 1-99        H Re-referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. JHA 3.
                  FIN , referral sheet 7
 2- 2-99        H The committee on EDN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 2-99        H The votes in EDN were as follows:4 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Arakaki, Stegmaier, Takai; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Morihara; 2 Noes: Rep.(s)
                  Leong, McDermott; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura,
                  Santiago
 2- 8-99        H Reported from the committee on EDN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 83), recommending passage on Second Reading and         
                  referral to the committee on JHA
 2- 8-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on JHA      with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox,
                  Halford, Leong, Marumoto, McDermott, Meyer, Moses,
                  Pendleton, Rath, Thielen, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s) Catalani, Chang, Herkes excused.
 2- 9-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday,
                  02-11-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-11-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-11-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Cachola, Garcia, Lee, Takumi;         
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Chang, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala; 4 Noes: Rep.(s) Auwae, Pendleton,
                  Thielen, Whalen; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Morita,
                  Yoshinaga
 2-19-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 676) as amended in (HD 1), recommending referral        
                  to the committee on FIN
 2-19-99        H Report adopted; Referred to the committee on FIN, as        
                  amended HD1 with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox,
                  Halford, Leong, Marumoto, McDermott, Moses,
                  Pendleton, Rath, Thielen, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s) Arakaki, Hiraki, Kahikina,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Meyer, Morita, Say, Takamine
                  excused.
 2-22-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday,
                  02-24-99 at 5:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 2-24-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3- 1-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  03-02-99 at 12:00 P.M. in House conference room
                  308.
 3- 2-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-04-99.
 3- 4-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:13 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz,
                  Suzuki, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; 4         
                  Noes: Rep.(s) Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; and none         
                  Excused: Rep.(s)
 3- 5-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1105) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage        
                  on Third Reading
 3- 5-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-09-99                   
 3- 9-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 3- 9-99        H The vote was as follows:  36 aye(s) to 12 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox, Halford, Leong,
                  Marumoto, McDermott, Meyer, Morihara, Pendleton,
                  Rath, Thielen, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s) Hiraki, Moses, Okamura excused
 3- 9-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3-11-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 310)                  
 3-11-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. EDU 2. JDC