Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to better enable retired teachers to work as substitute teachers.

Specifically, this bill exempts for ten years after their retirement, licensed or certified teachers from the prerequisite coursework that the Department of Education otherwise requires of substitute teachers.

Your Committee finds that it is important for the Department of Education to have access to substitute teachers with high standards and qualifications. Your Committee also finds that retired teachers already possess the requisite skills and knowledge to be effective substitute teachers.

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. 3011, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.