HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1672

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the board of education.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-124, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§302A-124[]]  Board of education; organization; quorum; meetings.  (a)  The governor shall select a chairperson of the board; provided that the chairperson shall be selected from among the at-large members.  The board shall select a vice chairperson from among its members, and the vice chairperson shall serve as interim chairperson in the event the chairperson's seat becomes vacant.

     (b)  A majority of all the voting members to which the board is entitled shall constitute a quorum to conduct business.  At any time the board has fewer than five voting members, three voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum to conduct business and the concurrence of at least three voting members shall be necessary to make any action of the board valid.

     (c)  Notwithstanding chapter 92, from the convening of the legislature in regular session to adjournment sine die of each regular session, and during each special session of the legislature, the board may file any notice that specifies only legislation or legislation-related agenda items, no fewer than two calendar days before the meeting.

     (d)  At any public meeting properly noticed pursuant to chapter 92, the board shall include an open forum on its meeting agenda to afford all interested persons an opportunity to present oral testimony on any matter not on the agenda; provided that the testimony is related to matters over which the board has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Board of Education; Public Meetings; Oral Testimony

 

Description:

Requires the board of education to allow public testimony on items not on a public meeting agenda if certain requirements are met.

 

 

 

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