STAND. COM. REP. NO.668

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 16

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 16, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a Hawaii educator incentive program to provide tuition reimbursements for graduates of state-approved teacher education programs who are employed as full-time teachers in the Hawaii public school system.

Your Committee finds that there is a critical need to address the growing shortage of qualified public school teachers in the State. Your Committee believes that extending eligibility for tuition reimbursements to graduates from state-approved teacher education programs beyond the University of Hawaii will encourage more individuals to remain in Hawaii and teach in Hawaii's public schools.

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 Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 16, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 16, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair