STAND. COM. REP. NO. 937

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1078

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1078 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include teacher educators in the University of Hawaii system under the teacher national board certification incentive program.

The University of Hawaii and Hawaii State Teachers Association supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Broadening the definition of "teacher educator";

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1078, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1078, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair