Hawaii Appointment Process for University of Hawaii Board of Regents Amendment (2018)
| Hawaii Appointment Process for University of Hawaii Board of Regents Amendment | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Hawaii Appointment Process for University of Hawaii Board of Regents Amendment, Senate Bill 2316, was not on the ballot in Hawaii as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.[1]
This measure would have amended the state constitution to remove the requirement that the governor appoint the board of regents of the University of Hawaii from a group of candidates selected by the candidate advisory council.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question for the amendment was as follows:[2]
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Shall the constitutional requirement that the governor make appointments to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii be repealed?[3] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article X, Hawaii Constitution
The measure would have amended section 6 of Article X of the state constitution. The following [bracketed and struck-through] text would have been deleted:[2]
Section 6. There shall be a board of regents of the
University of Hawaii, the members of which shall be nominated
and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed
by the governor [from pools of candidates presented to the governor by the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii], as provided by law. At
least part of the membership of the board shall represent
geographic subdivisions of the State. The board shall have the
power to formulate policy, and to exercise control over the
university through its executive officer, the president of the
university, who shall be appointed by the board. The board
shall also have exclusive jurisdiction over the internal
structure, management, and operation of the university. This
section shall not limit the power of the legislature to enact
laws of statewide concern. The legislature shall have the
exclusive jurisdiction to identify laws of statewide concern.I[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Hawaii Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Hawaii State Senate and the Hawaii House of Representatives.
On March 6, 2018, the state Senate voted 24-1 in favor of the amendment.[1]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate bill 2316," accessed March 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hawaii Legislature, "Senate Bill 2316," accessed March 14, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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