CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 189

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 1014

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1014, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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 ensure a high quality of teaching in Hawaii's public schools by appropriating funds:

     (1)  For each complex area to establish the capacity to coordinate and expand complex-level resources for teacher professional development, alignment of curriculum, and teacher mentoring in schools; and

     (2)  For induction teacher mentoring for new teachers and teachers who are new to Hawaii.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying the purpose language of the bill;

     (2)  Changing the appropriation for establishment of the capacity to coordinate and expand complex-level resources as follows:

          (A)  Changing the amount of the appropriation to $585,000;

          (B)  Specifying that the appropriation is to go to not more than five complex areas;

          (C)  Removing the stipulation that a portion of the funds allocated to individual schools by complex areas shall be for professional development and support of curriculum in visual and performing arts education, physical education, and virtual learning materials and programs; and

          (D)  Requiring that the complexes selected shall be those that have schools where there is a high turnover of teachers or hard-to-fill vacancies and have few other resources for professional development;

     (3)  Deleting the appropriation for induction teacher mentoring;

     (4)  Inserting an appropriation of $165,000 for the Teach For America Program;

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2007; and

     (6)  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. 1014, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1014, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair	____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Co-Chair