Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 69, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include a representative from the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) on the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC).

The Department of Education, University of Hawaii College of Education, and HTSB submitted testimony in support of this bill. An individual submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

Your Committee finds that current law does not require TECC to include a representative from HTSB. HTSB is the official licensing agency for teachers in the State and specializes in assessing teacher qualifications. Your Committee further finds that having representatives serving on TECC who specialize in teacher standards will help to ensure that all aspects of teacher preparation, recruitment, licensing, and hiring are well-coordinated.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 69, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 69, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.