Bill Text: HI SB1554 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Board of Education; Staff
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB1554 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB1554-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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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-1101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-1101 Department of education;
board of education; superintendent of education[.]; staff.
(a) There shall be a principal executive department to be known as the
department of education, which shall be headed by an elected policy-making
board to be known as the board of education. The board shall have power in
accordance with law to formulate statewide educational policy, adopt student
performance standards and assessment models, monitor school success, and to appoint
the superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public
school system.
(b) The board shall appoint, and may remove, the superintendent by a majority vote of its members. The superintendent:
(1) May be appointed without regard to the state residency provisions of section 78-1(b);
(2) May be appointed for a term of up to four years; and
(3) May be terminated only for cause.
(c) The board shall invite the senior military commander in Hawaii to appoint a nonvoting military representative to the board, who shall serve for a two-year term without compensation. As the liaison to the board, the military representative shall advise the board regarding state education policies and departmental actions affecting students who are enrolled in public schools as family members of military personnel. The military representative shall carry out these duties as part of the representative's official military duties and shall be guided by applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, and policies and may be removed only for cause by a majority vote of the members of the board.
(d) The board shall appoint the charter school review panel, which shall serve as the charter authorizer for charter schools, with the power and duty to issue charters, oversee and monitor charter schools, hold charter schools accountable for their performance, and revoke charters.
(e) The board shall hire an executive director for a term of up to four years. The board may hire the executive director through the execution of a written contract; provided that the board may cancel or rescind the contract at any time, but only for cause. The executive director may hire staff, including analysts, administrative staff, and other employees, who shall be exempt from chapters 76 and 89, as necessary for the performance of the board's functions and duties."
SECTION 2. No employee of the department of education or the board of education as of the effective date of this Act shall suffer any loss of salary, seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, or other employee benefits or privilege as a consequence of this Act.
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.
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Report Title:
Board of Education; Staff
Description:
Requires the board of education to hire an executive director. Allows executive director to hire staff.
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