STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1916-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 111

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PREPARE CURRICULAR MATERIALS THAT REFLECT THE HAWAII STANDARDS TO ASSIST A TEACHER WHO HAS TO TEMPORARILY TEACH IN AN AREA WHERE THE TEACHER IS NOT HIGHLY QUALIFIED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education (DOE) and any other appropriate entities to prepare curricular materials that reflect the Hawaii standards to assist teachers who have to temporarily teach a subject where the teacher is not highly qualified.

     DOE testified in support of this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 111 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair