HRS §302A-448
School career programs can run related businesses
This section lets schools and their career programs run related businesses, like selling goods they make. Student interns count as state employees for injury claims. The department can skip certain state rules for these businesses and use profits as allowed. The department may make rules to carry this out.
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The statute, as written — Schools; career pathways, academies, and programs; commercial enterprises
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an individual department school or any career pathway, academy, or program operated within a school may engage in commercial enterprises that are related to the primary educational purposes of the school, career pathway, academy, or program as set forth in this chapter, including the sale of goods produced by or for an individual school, career pathway, academy, or program. (b) Student interns engaging in commercial enterprises under subsection (a) shall be considered "employees of the State" for purposes of chapter 662. (c) Revenues accrued and expenditures made by the department for the operation of commercial enterprises, including those relating to hiring of personnel; renovation of commercial space; and the purchase of merchandise, supplies, and equipment, shall be accrued and made without regard to chapters 76, 78, 89, 103, and 103D. Net profits generated pursuant to this section and section 302A-1903 may be used by the department in accordance with this chapter. (d) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section.
Sections this one refers to
§302A-1903 When the department can run commercial activities
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