HB 2376 - Requiring Board of Education Members be Appointed - Hawaii Key Vote

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Title: Requiring Board of Education Members be Appointed

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that requires the governor to appoint members of the Board of Education with the advice and consent of the Senate, whereas existing law requires members of the Board of Education to be elected in a nonpartisan election from two school board districts.

Highlights:

-Requires a period of transition from the elected to the appointed Board of Education (Sec. 2).

Title: Requiring Board of Education Members be Appointed

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.

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