Report Title:

Out-of-State Teachers; Salary Differential

Description:

Eliminates the salary differential between newly hired public school teachers with more than 6 years of experience and incumbent teachers in the department of education with the identical number of years of experience.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2482
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to teacher salaries.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-624, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§302A-624  Teachers' salary schedule.  (a)  The salary schedule for all teachers of the department of education shall be negotiated pursuant to section 89-9.

     (b)  All teachers must meet the following requirements:

     (1)  A teacher must earn at least five credits within a three-year cycle in order to receive increment or longevity step increases in the third year of the three-year cycle;

     (2)  A teacher who fails to meet the requirement set forth in paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for any increment or longevity step increases until the teacher earns the credit requirement for the three-year cycle;

     (3)  Any credit earned in excess of any three-year credit requirement may not be carried over beyond the three-year cycle; and

     (4)  Credits earned can be in the form of in-service, university, or other credits approved by the department.

     (c)  A teacher is required to spend at least one year in Class III before going on to Class IV, at least one year in Class IV before going on to Class V, at least one year in Class V before going on to Class VI, and at least one year in Class VI before going on to Class VII.

(d)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and for salary placement only, the department of education shall credit a teacher for any qualifying years of teaching experience earned outside the department as if those years were earned within the department, effective July 1, 2009.  To implement this policy, the department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91.

     [(d)] (e)  In case of promotion from a teaching position to an educational officer, the employee shall receive compensation at the lowest step of the higher grade that exceeds the employee's existing compensation by at least eight per cent if such a step exists.

     [(e)] (f)  Effective July 1, 2006, the minimum hourly or minimum per diem rate for substitute teachers shall be determined by the legislature as follows; provided that any individual in class I, II, or III who works less than a full seven‑hour work day shall be compensated on a pro-rated, hourly basis:

     (1)  Class I:  other individuals who do not possess a bachelor's degree shall be compensated at a rate of not less than $125 for a full work day;

     (2)  Class II:  individuals with a bachelor's degree shall be compensated at a rate of not less than $136 for a full work day; and

     (3)  Class III:  department of education teachers, or licensed or highly qualified teachers, shall be compensated at a rate of not less than $147 for a full work day."

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall not affect or otherwise apply to any collective bargaining agreement in effect prior to the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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