Appointed Ed Board Bill Hits a Speed Bump
UPDATED 2/24/11 12:50 p.m.
A bill to give Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie sole authority to make direct Board of Education appointments hit its first speed bump on Wednesday1. But it still could become law by early March.
After receiving the House‘s approved version of , the state Senate held its final reading, agreed with the House’s amendments and deferred its final vote until March 3. The amendments include a set of minimum skill and experience criteria for Board of Education appointees, and one proposes maintaining non-voter status for the student member on the board.
Constitutional law requires a 48-hour notice between final reading of a bill and a floor vote. Because the 48 hours coincide with a mandatory legislative recess, the Senate will take up the bill again after it returns.2
Its passage onto Abercrombie’s desk looked like a done deal on Tuesday.
The Senate’s members voted unanimously in favor of the proposal earlier this month, so it likely will pass with flying colors, after which it would be sent to Abercrombie for his signature.
Click here to learn more about what’s in the proposal.
