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 S.B. No. 2887, S.D. 1, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to direct the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to create alternative criteria and other measures of qualification to allow greater numbers of prospective vocational or technical education and career pathway teachers with trade or industry experience to teach in the classroom.

The Workforce Development Council, University of Hawaii, HTSB, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Education supported the intent of this measure.

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 S.B. No. 2887, S.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.