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



(b)  The dean of the school of nursing and
dental hygiene, or the dean's designee, shall direct the activities of the
center for nursing.  There shall be an advisory board composed of fifteen
members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34 to staggered terms
as follows:



(1)  Five members from the business and labor
community:



(A)  One of whom shall represent the Healthcare
Association of Hawaii;



(B)  Two of whom shall represent other business
entities; and



(C)  Two of whom shall represent labor
organizations;



(2)  Five members from the nursing profession:



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



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



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



(i)  Two members shall represent the
professional component; and



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



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



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



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



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



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