THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair |
Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON LABOR |
Senator Brian Kanno, Chair |
Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING
DATE: |
Monday, February 14, 2005 |
TIME: |
1:15 p.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
LBR/EDM SB 87 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Creates a collective bargaining unit for substitute teachers of the Department of Education, including part-time substitute teachers working less than one-half of a full-time equivalent. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1250 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Requires the board of education to develop a classification/compensation plan for substitute teachers' pay commensurate with their educational training and academic qualifications. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1251 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Establishes an advisory salary commission to develop a substitute teacher classification and compensation plan. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1395 |
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL Provides civil service benefits in the executive branch civil service system for those employees who are members of the DOE civil service system. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1397 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Exempts retired teachers who held a valid license or certification at the time of their retirement from any prerequisite coursework required to substitute teach for a 10-year period, unless requested not to be so exempt by the school. |
LBR/EDM |
SB 1640 |
RELATING TO THE OVERPAYMENT OF TEACHERS Limits to 2 years from the date of overpayment, the State's ability to recover moneys from a public school teacher as a result of an overpayment due to an error made by the department of education. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1824 |
RELATING TO SALARY COMPENSATION Requires the State to compensate state employees and officers on active duty in a hostile fire zone the difference between their higher state pay and their military pay. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
SB 1865 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE Amends the composition of the workforce development council. Amends the duties of the Hawaii workforce development council to include job training program funding disbursal and a determination of the actual time required to complete these programs. Appropriates funds. |
LBR/EDM, WAM |
EDM/LBR SB 431 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Allows the department to hire individuals with professional experience and university degrees as exceptional teachers and to authorize alternative licensing routes based on performance-based standards and giving credit toward licensing for prior teaching experience in public schools outside of Hawaii and at accredited private schools, colleges, or universities. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
SB 1497 |
RELATING TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Establishes in the DOE an alternative vocational education program that allows students enrolled in the eleventh and twelfth grades to opt into full time vocational education programs as an alternative to regular education programming. Places such students within state workers' compensation coverage. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
SB 1541 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Allows the department of education to hire individuals with either professional or educational experience as exempt hires. Authorizes alternative routes to licensing based on professional or educational experience and allows for compensation commensurate with professional or educational experience. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
SB 1636 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS Establishes annual increment salary increases for teachers and creates a comprehensive evaluation process for teachers. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
SB 1639 |
RELATING TO TEACHER COMPENSATION Requires teachers to receive their normal annual increment or longevity increase, as the case may be, for a year's satisfactory service in any fiscal year that an increase in the appropriate salary schedule is effected, except as provided by law. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
SB 1642 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS Implements various programs and amendments to encourage teacher retention and recruitment. Appropriates funds. |
EDM/LBR, WAM |
EDM Only SB 497 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS Establishes teacher licensure reciprocity with other states' licensure and national board certification. |
EDM, LBR |
SB 1068 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS Allows the department of education to hire individuals with a license from another state and teaching experience as reciprocal hires and to authorize alternative licensing routes based on performance-based standards and giving credit toward licensing for prior teaching experience in public schools outside of Hawaii and at accredited private schools, colleges, or universities. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1089 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Allows certain teacher loans to be forgiven after employment at a neighbor island public school for a specified number of years as determined by the department. Appropriates funds. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1390 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS Appropriates funds to develop and establish professional development schools within Hawaii public schools to train preservice teachers. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1411 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS Provides a tax deduction of up to $250 for classroom supply expenses incurred by a public school administrator, teacher or other staff member. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1597 |
RELATING TO THE TEACHER CADET PROGRAM Provides funding to expand the teacher cadet program to include six additional public schools. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1820 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Appropriates funds to address teacher shortage. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1866 |
RELATING TO STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATORS Requires the department of education to review its budget regarding the position of student services coordinators. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1867 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Provides funds for part-time teachers, tutors, or both for elementary and intermediate schools in the public school system that need them. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1221 |
RELATING TO STUDENTS Appropriates funds to the department of education to phase in the reduction of class size in grades three, four, and five to twenty-five students per classroom. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1665 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Reduces the student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten to 4th grade to 20 students to 1 teacher, over a period of 3 fiscal years. Appropriates funds for the reduction. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1666 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Requires that additional part-time teachers, aides, or both, be added when the 1-to-26 ratio is exceeded in grades 3 to 5 in public schools. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1681 |
RELATING TO CLASS SIZE REDUCTION Requires the department of education, subject to the availability of funds, to reduce the ratio of students to teachers in grade three to not more than twenty students to one teacher, over a period of four years. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1682 |
RELATING TO CLASS SIZE REDUCTION Requires the department of education, subject to the availability of funds, to reduce the ratio of students to teachers in kindergarten to grade two to not more than eighteen students to one teacher, over a period of four years. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1392 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Allows teacher educators at the University of Hawaii to participate in the teacher national board certification incentive program. Defines "teacher educator" and appropriates funds. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1594 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Requires the department of education to prepare a report assessing the impact of the policy on course completion and promotion rates and the policy's effect on middle school instruction, achievement, and resources. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1812 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Appropriates funds to track, coordinate, and facilitate volunteer efforts in public schools through the establishment of a volunteer coordinator position and volunteer pilot project. |
EDM, WAM |
SB 1818 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION Facilitates the transfer of positions and funds to the DOE, reduces class size in junior kindergarten and grade three, and enhances DOE access to information technology. Allows the DOE to carry over unencumbered funds. |
EDM, WAM |
Decision making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify for LBR/EDM bills should submit 60 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, room 202, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Persons wishing to testify for EDM/LBR bills should submit 60 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, room 230, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Persons wishing to testify for EDM Only bills should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, room 230, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. It is also requested that the copies be on one side of an 8.5" x 11" sheet with two holes punched at the top. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING LBR/EDM MEASURES, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING EDM/LBR AND EDM ONLY MEASURES, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8585.
_________________________________________ Senator Norman Sakamoto Chair |
_________________________________________ Senator Brian Kanno Chair |
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