STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3017

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2763
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TEACHER
     EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the qualified
pool of teachers on Kauai by appropriating funds for a teacher
education program and graduate level outreach program on Kauai.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education, University of Hawai'i, HSTA, and one
individual.

     Your Committee finds that due to factors such as geographic
isolation, travel distances, and scarcity of affordable housing,
Kauai has an acute shortage of qualified public school teachers
in critical areas, including math, science, special education,
career and technical education, and counselor education.  Based
on similar factors, Maui County will soon face its own critical
teacher shortage.  Your Committee believes that funding teacher
education programs for Kauai as well as Maui County will
facilitate addressing their needs for qualified teachers.

     Your Committee amended the measure to explain the growing
teacher shortage in Maui County and to appropriate funds for a

 
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teacher certification program in Maui County.  The appropriation
for Kauai was changed to $2.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as
H.B. No. 2763, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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