STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1481-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 3197
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3197, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide adequate compensation to substitute teachers by:
(1) Increasing the minimum hourly or minimum per diem pay rate for substitute teachers; and
(2) Appropriating funds to resolve current litigation between the Department of Education (DOE) and substitute teachers regarding underpayment for past services.
The attorney representing substitute teachers in Garner v. Department of Education and Kliternick v. Hamamoto, Substitute Teachers Professional Alliance, Inc., and a few concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Education offered comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, 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 S.B. No. 3197, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3197, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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