Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1604 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 02/12/2025

                            THE SENATE   S.B. NO.   1604     THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025   S.D. 1     STATE OF HAWAII                                A BILL FOR AN ACT     RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:   

THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1604
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1604

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

      SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the university of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.      SECTION 2.  The university of Hawaii shall develop faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.  The following tiered system shall be used to determine eligibility for housing:      Tier 1:   Kauai community college students who are residents of the State;      Tier 2:   Kauai community college faculty and staff;      Tier 3:   University of Hawaii faculty and staff;      Tier 4:   University of Hawaii students;      Tier 5:   Department of education teachers and staff;      Tier 6:   Other state employees;      Tier 7:   Other county employees;      Tier 8:   Healthcare workforce;      Tier 9:   Agriculture workforce;      Tier 10:  Workforce housing for families earning          per cent of the area median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and      Tier 11:  All others.      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.      The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 31, 2050. 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the university of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.

     SECTION 2.  The university of Hawaii shall develop faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.  The following tiered system shall be used to determine eligibility for housing:

     Tier 1:   Kauai community college students who are residents of the State;

     Tier 2:   Kauai community college faculty and staff;

     Tier 3:   University of Hawaii faculty and staff;

     Tier 4:   University of Hawaii students;

     Tier 5:   Department of education teachers and staff;

     Tier 6:   Other state employees;

     Tier 7:   Other county employees;

     Tier 8:   Healthcare workforce;

     Tier 9:   Agriculture workforce;

     Tier 10:  Workforce housing for families earning          per cent of the area median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and

     Tier 11:  All others.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai community college.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 31, 2050.

         Report Title: UH; Kauai Community College; Housing; Workforce Housing; Appropriations   Description: Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai Community College.  Effective 7/31/2050.  (SD1)       The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.   

 

 

 

Report Title:

UH; Kauai Community College; Housing; Workforce Housing; Appropriations

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai Community College.  Effective 7/31/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.