Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Labor, to which was referred H.B. No. 2851, H.D. 2, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purposes of this measure are to establish the Hawaii Administrator Standards Board to adopt school administrator certification standards, and to establish the Hawaii School Administrator Standards Board Revolving Fund.

Testimony in support of the intent of this measure was received from the Department of Education, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, and Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committees find that leadership is a key factor in the achievement of expectations for the public school system, and that the Department's school administrator training program contributes to this effort.

Your Committees have heard a number of concerns and comments regarding this measure and believe it warrants further discussion by the parties involved. Your Committees have amended this measure to delay the effective date and to make technical, nonsubstantive amendments to reflect the preferred drafting style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2851, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2851, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.