CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.62-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2816
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2816, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STUDENT LOANS FOR TEACHERS,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Hawaii Educator Incentive Program to increase the number of qualified teachers in Hawaii public schools.
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Provides tuition reimbursements for students who complete an approved teacher education program in Hawaii and teach in Hawaii public schools;
(2) Provides that the maximum tuition reimbursement shall not exceed the cost of tuition, textbooks, and required materials for the teacher education program at the University of Hawaii;
(3) Provides that periodic installment reimbursements begin one year after employment as a full-time teacher, conclude after the sixth year of teaching in certain designated hard-to-fill positions, and cease if the individual stops teaching in Hawaii public schools; and
(4) Establishes the Hawaii Educator Incentive Special Fund (Fund), to be administered by the Department of Education to provide financial assistance to program participants.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting its contents and inserting the provisions of its companion bill, H.B. No. 2558, S.D. 2 which is substantially similar to this bill.
As amended, this bill establishes the Hawaii Educator Incentive Program that will be administered by a designated federal credit union that is under contract with the Department of Education.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2816, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2816, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair |