Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2061 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make technical amendments to the interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Education and the Hawaii State Teachers Association.

Your Committee finds that authority to determine requirements for the Hawaii teacher license is with the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, but conforming amendments to the Hawaii Revised Statutes are needed to reflect this authority. This measure accomplishes that by making the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board the official agency for the State in matters of teacher licensure and reciprocity agreements.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2061 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.