RELATING TO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

SB2814

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2814

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL FACILITIES.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that preventive
maintenance is essential to preserve the State's investment in public school
facilities, mitigate health and safety risks, and extend the useful life of the
department of education's assets.
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Postponing preventive maintenance accelerates deterioration and increases
costs for corrective actions and emergency repairs.

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The
legislature further finds that the department of budget and finance's finance
memorandum no. 19-03 prohibits the use of tax-exempt general obligation bond
funds for routine maintenance expenditures, which makes capital improvement
project moneys unsuitable for this purpose.
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A separate source of reliable operating funds is therefore critical to
ensure timely preventive maintenance and to avoid costly emergency repairs.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to establish a preventive maintenance special fund
within the department of education to ensure reliable funding for essential
upkeep of public school facilities.

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SECTION
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Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VI, subpart A, to be
appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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Preventive maintenance special fund;
appropriation.
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(a)
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There is established in the state treasury
the preventive maintenance special fund to be used exclusively for the preventive
maintenance of public school facilities.

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(b)
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The fund shall be administered by the
department and shall be expended for:

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(1)
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Scheduled inspections, servicing,
and repairs of building systems, including roofing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
plumbing, electrical, and structural components;

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(2)
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Maintenance activities necessary to
comply with health, safety, and environmental standards; and

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(3)
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Other preventive measures that
extend the useful life of school facilities and reduce emergency repair costs.

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(c)
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The unencumbered balances of the fund shall
lapse to the credit of the general fund at the end of each fiscal year.

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(d)
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The department shall submit an annual report
to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each
regular session, detailing expenditures, descriptions of funded projects, and costs
of funded projects for the previous fiscal year, and projected preventive
maintenance needs for the next fiscal year.
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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $75,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2026-2027 for deposit into the preventive maintenance special fund.

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SECTION 4.
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There is appropriated out of the preventive maintenance special fund the
sum of $75,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2026-2027 for preventive maintenance of public school facilities.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 5.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 6.
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This Act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED
BY:

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Report Title:

DOE;
Facilities; Preventative Maintenance; New Fund; Report; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes
the preventive maintenance special fund under the Department of Education to be
used exclusively for preventive maintenance of public school facilities.
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Requires an annual report to the Legislature.
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Appropriates moneys.

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