THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 212

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Friday, February 06, 2004)

SB 3239

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Requires the employment term of each full-time teacher in DOE schools to be not less than eleven months annually, provided that no less than one of those months is dedicated to twenty days of professional development; grandfathers existing collective bargaining agreements.

EDU, WAM

SB 3112

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Allows the department to hire professionals as exceptional teachers. Authorizes alternative routes to licensing based on performance-based standards and experience. Permits businesses to allow DOE professional employees to work in the DOE by offering an annual tax credit equivalent to two per cent of their employee's annual salary.

EDU, WAM

SB 3011

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Exempts certified retired teachers from any prerequisite coursework that the department may require of other substitute teachers.

EDU, WAM
     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6729.