2018 - Page 8 of 9 - University of Hawaii Professional Assembly

HOU LAB HB 2334 EUTF Dependent Beneficiary

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 13, 2018 9:45 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2334, Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of HB 2334, that amends the definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” under Section 87A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to clarify the eligibility of [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-12T11:30:56-10:00February 12, 2018|2018 Testimony, EUTF, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 3004 Prohibition on Smoking, Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices

The Committees on: Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health; Higher Education; and Labor Thursday, February 8, 2018 1:15 PM, Conference Room 224 RE: SB 3004 Relating to Health Attention: Chairs: Rosalyn Baker, Kai Kahele, and Jill Tokuda; Vice Chairs: Jill Tokuda, Donna Mercado Kim and Kalani English and Members of the respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 3004 relating to a statutory prohibition on smoking, tobacco use and the use of electronic smoking devices by any person [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T13:16:38-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1932 HLRB Emergency Rules y Agencies

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 409 RE: HB 1932 Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932. HB 1932 is designed to ensure that when unexpected events arise that the appropropriate state agencies are authorized to adopt emergency rules that temporarily address the circumstances. UHPA [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T09:11:44-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1930 Collective Bargaining DFR

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 1930 Relating to Public Employees Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) strongly encourages the committee to support HB 1930 as a means to ensure the financial integrity of UHPA so that it may fulfill its statutory duty to represent faculty members. On February 26, 2018, the United State [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T09:05:25-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Collective Bargaining, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1929 HLRB Emergency Rules

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 1929 Relating to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass HB 1929. HB 1929 recognizes there are circumstances that necessitate a proactive approach to allowing a duly established state entity, the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board, to have emergency rulemaking [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T09:01:58-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 2114 HD1 Permissive

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 9:00 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2114 Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support HB 2114, with amendments as suggested by HGEA. This will bring clarity to Chapter 89 by recognizing that negotiations may take place on the effect and consequences of management decisions relating to [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T08:57:47-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Collective Bargaining, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 2372 Hawaii Labor Relations Board

The Senate Committee on Labor Thursday, February 1, 2018 2:55 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2372 Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Jill Tokua, Vice Chair J. Kalani English and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass SB 2372. SB 2372 recognizes there are circumstances that necessitate a proactive approach to allowing a duly established state entity, the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board, to have emergency rulemaking authority. Based [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-02-07T09:12:53-10:00January 31, 2018|2018 Testimony, Chapter 89, Legislative, Legislative News|

Senate Bill Puts Quality of Higher Education at Risk

SB 2328 proposes that all courses at all UH campuses be required to use instructional materials exclusively from the OER at the UH, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. As the chief advocates upholding the quality of the education at the University of Hawaii, UHPA and faculty members submitted testimony against SB 2328 for a hearing before the Senate Higher Education Committee held on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Legislators were urged to defer or reject the proposed bill for sound reasons. Our Top [...]

UHPA2018-01-31T11:55:18-10:00January 30, 2018|Academic, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News, Newsletter|

Faculty Speak out against proposed OER mandate (SB 2328)

SB 2328 proposes that all courses at all UH campuses be required to use instructional materials exclusively from the OER at the UH, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Of course our UHPA Executive Director Kristeen Hanselman testified against this bill. We also asked for your feedback and faculty responded. Some of their public testimony is below: David Duffy Bill Could End Academic Freedom In Hawaii - "Senate Bill 2328 is a strong disincentive to teach and will politicize the University of [...]

UHPA2018-04-30T15:10:40-10:00January 30, 2018|2018 Testimony, Academic, Frontpage, Legislative News, Newsletter|

Dividends of your hard work – OER Mandate (SB 2328) on hold!

There was no individual or organization supporting this proposal. The testimony sent by UHPA faculty members was well received by the Senate Higher Education Committee which has deferred decision making until February 6 at 1:20 pm. Senator Kahele has indicated he is rethinking this proposal and will be reaching out to UHPA.

UHPA2018-01-30T17:07:35-10:00January 30, 2018|Academic, Frontpage, Legislative News, Newsletter|

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