CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 151-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1862
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1862, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to relieve the teacher shortage in Hawaii by allowing the Department of Education (DOE) to employ retired teachers and administrators full-time to teach in teacher shortage areas and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying that:
(A) Retired teachers may be employed to teach in teacher shortage areas identified by DOE and charter schools and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers; and
(B) Retired administrators may be employed to teach or administer in teacher shortage areas identified by DOE and charter schools and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers;
(2) Removing the provision that allows a retired teacher or administrator to be employed as a new teacher mentor immediately upon retirement;
(3) Extending the bill's provisions to charter schools;
(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1862, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1862, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair |