§304A-1404  Center for nursing;establishment; advisory board.  (a)  There is established, within theUniversity of Hawaii school of nursing and dental hygiene, a center fornursing.

(b)  The dean of the school of nursing anddental hygiene, or the dean's designee, shall direct the activities of thecenter for nursing.  There shall be an advisory board composed of fifteenmembers appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34 to staggered termsas follows:

(1)  Five members from the business and laborcommunity:

(A)  One of whom shall represent the HealthcareAssociation of Hawaii;

(B)  Two of whom shall represent other businessentities; and

(C)  Two of whom shall represent labororganizations;

(2)  Five members from the nursing profession:

(A)  One of whom shall represent the AmericanOrganization of Nurse Executives;

(B)  One of whom shall represent the HawaiiGovernment Employees Association; and

(C)  Three of whom shall represent the HawaiiNurses' Association, provided that:

(i)  Two members shall represent theprofessional component; and

(ii)  One member shall be a non-managerial staffnurse;

(3)  Two members from among the State's nurseeducators:

(A)  One of whom shall be a doctorally-preparednurse educator; and

(B)  The other, a doctorally-prepared nurseresearcher; and

(4)  Three members from community agencies or consumergroups with an interest in healthcare.

(c)  The members of the advisory board for thecenter for nursing shall serve without compensation. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2;am L 2008, c 173, §1]