A. Specific Definitions

§302A-501 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of sections 302A-602 to 302A-612, "school" includes every academic and noncollege type of school under governmental supervision.

(b) For the purposes of subpart D:

"Board" means the Hawaii teacher standards board.

"Emergency hire" means an unlicensed employee of the department paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement.

"License" means the document signifying the board's grant of permission to practice the profession of teaching.

"Teacher" means a licensed employee of the department paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 218, §2; am L 2001, c 312, §3]