SB 1490 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RELIEF FUNDING.

Summary

Amends the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund by allowing the Board of Regents to dedicate funding for student aid in direct response to an emergency or disaster, as declared by the Governor. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Sub-Topics: Higher Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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SB1490 → SB1490_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

SB 1490 SD1 amends the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund to allow the Board of Regents to use up to $3 million annually for emergency student aid in response to declared disasters, replacing the previous provision that allowed funds for alumni relations and fundraising. The bill also clarifies reporting requirements for the University of Hawaii Foundation and adds a new subsection requiring the university to transfer unspent funds at the end of each fiscal year to a system-wide support account.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include emergency disaster response funding while maintaining existing restrictions on using funds for budget reductions or transfers without legislative approval.

FISCAL

Changed the allowable use of $3 million annual fund allocation from alumni relations and fundraising to emergency student aid for declared disasters.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that unspent funds at fiscal year end must be transferred to program identification number UOH900 for system-wide support.

Reorganized reporting requirements for the University of Hawaii Foundation to include financial summaries and justification for fund transfers.

ENFORCEMENT

Added language stating that any rule or action violating the fund's restrictions is void as against public policy.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 415) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors