Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1859 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enhance the ability of the Department of Education (DOE) to recruit highly-qualified teachers and other employees to fill positions in shortage areas throughout the state and to meet federally-mandated requirements.

Specifically, this bill waives the requirement that applicants for positions in the DOE must be state residents at the time of application.

The DOE and Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of the intent of this measure. The Governor's Office offered comments.

Your Committees have amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1859, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1859, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.