STAND. COM. REP. NO. 610

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 161

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 161 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the law with respect to salary ranges for teachers in the Department of Education.

     Your Committee received one comment on this measure.  Copies of written comments submitted are available for review on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that, under current law, teacher salary schedules are negotiated pursuant to section 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Teacher salary ranges, however, were established in section 302A-622, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in direct conflict with section 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  This measure repeals section 302A-622, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to remove any ambiguity with respect to teacher salary schedules.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 161 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair