Bill Text: HI SB835 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To General Fund Budget Appropriations For The University Of Hawaii.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB835 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB835-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to general fund budget appropriations for the university of hawaii.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The
legislature further finds that, like many other provisions of law facially
requiring that a particular amount or range of funds be appropriated, the
language of section 304A‑2101(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, does not mandate
the current legislature to appropriate funds of any amount because one
legislature may not bind a successor legislature. The legislature therefore concludes that the
language in section 304A-2101(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, merely provides
guidance or an expression of intent from a previous legislature to the current legislature
regarding the general fund appropriation to the University of Hawaii. Accordingly, to clarify the appropriation
process and to prevent future confusion, the provision should be repealed.
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purpose of this Act is to repeal the provision providing guidance on the
legislature's appropriation to the University of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. Section 304A-2101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§304A-2101[]] General fund budget [appropriations;] appropriation
formulation. [(a) The general fund budget appropriations for
the university shall be an amount not less than three times and not greater
than five times the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues
estimated for that fiscal year.
(b)]
(a) Any general fund budget
appropriation for the university for operating purposes for any fiscal year
shall include the consideration of:
(1) The fiscal condition of the State;
(2) Enrollment;
(3) Access to educational opportunity;
(4) The mix of resident and nonresident students; and
(5) Community service and noninstruction programs.
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(b) No revenue received by the
university pursuant to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund
established under section [[]304A-2153[]] may be used by the
governor or the director of finance as a justification for reducing any budget
request or allotment to the university unless the university requests such a
reduction."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
UH; General Fund Budget Appropriation
Description:
Repeals the requirement that the annual general fund budget appropriation for the University of Hawaii shall be 3 to 5 times the estimated regular tuition and related fee revenues for that year.
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