STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1831

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 686

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 686, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to attract, retain, and reward quality and excellence in educational assistants by appropriating funds to the Department of Education (DOE) to implement and maintain a career ladder program for educational assistants.  This measure also requires the DOE to report to the Legislature on the career ladder program, including:

     (1)  Class levels and other career ladder enhancements;

     (2)  The number of individuals affected by a career ladder program; and

     (3)  The cost impact of implementing a career ladder program for educational assistants.

     DOE and the Hawaii Government Employees Association supported

this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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. 686, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 686, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair