D. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

§302A-801 Hawaii teacher standards board established. (a) There is established the Hawaii teacher standards board, which shall be placed within the department for administrative purposes only. The board shall consist of nine members, including four certified teachers, three educational officers, the chairperson of the board of education or the chairperson's designee, and the dean of the University of Hawaii college of education or the dean's designee.

(b) Except for the chairperson of the board of education, and the dean of the college of education, the governor shall appoint the members of the board pursuant to section 26-34, from a list of qualified nominees submitted to the governor by the departments, agencies, and organizations representative of the constituencies of the board. To the extent possible, the board membership shall reflect representation of elementary and secondary school personnel and the neighbor islands.

(c) Appointed board members shall serve three-year terms; provided that the initial terms of the appointed members that commence after June 30, 2000, shall be staggered, as follows:

(d) Board members shall receive no compensation. When board duties require that a board member take leave of the board member's duties as a state employee, the appropriate state department shall allow the board member to be placed on administrative leave with pay and shall provide substitutes, when necessary, to perform that board member's duties. Board members shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the conduct of official board business.

(e) The chairperson of the board shall be designated by the members of the board. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 218, §3]