Report Title:

UH; West Oahu; Teacher Education; Appropriation

Description:

Authorizes and funds sixteen additional positions at the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus for teacher education.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	3227
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the university of hawaii.

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

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that there is a significant need to graduate more highly qualified middle-level and secondary school teachers in Hawaii.  Over one thousand classroom teachers in Hawaii currently do not meet the "highly qualified" criteria for licensure, especially in the core subject areas of the middle-level and secondary.  The University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus is prepared to assist the State in preparing middle-level and secondary teachers to help close the gap of one thousand, six hundred teachers that presently exists in the State of Hawaii. 

     In keeping with the University of Hawaii West Oahu mission, the middle-level and secondary programs will make an extra effort to recruit Native Hawaiian and Filipino teacher candidates to become highly qualified teachers, so that they can return to their communities in Central and Leeward Oahu and the Waianae Coast to prepare middle-level and secondary students to be successful students and citizens.

     The purpose of this Act is to establish and fund additional teacher education positions at the University of Hawaii West Oahu.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for sixteen full-time equivalent (16.00 FTE) permanent teaching positions at the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus for teacher education; provided that the positions shall be established as follows:

     (1)  Middle-level:

         (A)  English- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions

         (B)  Mathematics- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions;

         (C)  Science- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions; and

         (D)  Social studies- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions; and

     (2)  Secondary:

         (A)  English- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions

         (B)  Mathematics- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions;

         (C)  Science- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions; and

         (D)  Social studies- two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

INTRODUCED BY:

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