STAND. COM. REP. NO.1359
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1214
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1214, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHERS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to establish a National Board Certification Support Program to provide an incentive for Department of Education (DOE) teachers to be nationally board certified by:
(1) Reimbursing application fees;
(2) Paying salary bonuses to certified teachers; and
(3) Providing interisland airfare for neighbor island candidates to attend candidate support sessions.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, University of Hawaii, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, and Hawaii Business Roundtable submitted testimony in support of this measure. DOE supported the intent of this measure. Hawaii Association of Independent Schools submitted comments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1214, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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