STAND. COM. REP. NO.447
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1669
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1669 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHERS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide incentives to teachers to further their education and qualifications by:
(1) Authorizing the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to develop, implement, and administer a monetary support system for National Board Certification candidates in the Department of Education (DOE);
(2) Appropriating funds to the DOE to provide candidate support by reimbursing application fees, paying salary bonuses to certified teachers, subsidizing a candidate support program, and providing island airfare for neighbor island candidates to attend candidate support sessions and assessment center exercises.
The Lieutenant Governor, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii State Teachers Association, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaii Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students, and several individuals supported the bill. DOE supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committees find that the fees and investment of time required to become certified are severely prohibitive, and few teachers in Hawaii will be able to complete this process without help. Many States offer significant incentives to become National Board Certified teachers. This bill will help more teachers take on this challenge in Hawaii, and ensure that those who succeed will not be lured away to jobs elsewhere.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1669 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment,
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____________________________ TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair |
____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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