Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2165 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) retains sole jurisdiction over teacher license issuance and revocation.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by HTSB, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. The Department of Education supported this bill with suggested amendments. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

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 H.B. No. 2165, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2165, H.D. 1.