STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1227-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 142
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 142 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT
     OF EDUCATION STUDY THE IMPLICATIONS OF SETTING COACHES'
     SALARIES IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER TEACHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Education (DOE) to study the implications of
setting coaches salaries in the same manner as other teachers,
with increases implemented in the same manner as A-Plus site
supervisors or drivers education instructors.

     The DOE and an individual supported this concurrent
resolution.

     Your Committee finds that the method of compensating coaches
in the DOE needs to be evaluated.  Coaches often play an
important role in the development and education of students and
should be compensated properly for their work.

     However, your Committee finds that the DOE should evaluate
compensation for coaches more broadly and thoroughly without
restricting their evaluation to only one specific method.
Therefore, upon further consideration, your Committee has amended
this concurrent resolution by:

 
 
 
 
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     (1)  Changing the title to, "REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
          PROPOSED COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
          COACHES";

     (2)  Requesting the DOE to develop a compensation schedule
          for coaches; and

     (3)  Suggesting potential ways to change coaches'
          compensation that should be considered, along with any
          other creative ideas developed by the DOE.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 142,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Labor and Public Employment in the form attached
hereto as H.C.R. No. 142, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair