Report Title:

Board of Education; Student Members

 

Description:

Proposes an amendment to the constitution to add a student representative for charter schools to the board of education.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1733

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article X, section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to add a student member to represent charter schools on the board of education.

     SECTION 2.  Article X, section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:

"BOARD OF EDUCATION

     Section 2.  There shall be a board of education composed of members who shall be elected in a nonpartisan manner by qualified voters, as provided by law, from two at-large school board districts.  The first school board district shall be comprised of the island of Oahu and all other islands not specifically enumerated.  The second school board district shall be comprised of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kauai and Niihau.  Each at-large school board district shall be divided into departmental school districts, as may be provided by law.  There shall be at least one member residing in each departmental school district.  The Hawaii State Student Council shall select [a public] one department of education high school student and one charter high school student to serve as a nonvoting member on the board of education."

     SECTION 3.  The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:

"Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to require the Hawaii State Student Council to select a charter high school student in addition to a department of education high school student to serve as a nonvoting member of the board of education?"

     SECTION 4.  Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New constitutional material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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