STAND. COM. REP. NO.  778-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2346

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2346, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to delegate certain duties to HTSB's executive director or other designee so that routine license applications can be approved in a timely manner.  This bill also sets forth discretionary functions that may not be delegated, that result in a final decision that is related to:

     (1)  Adopting, amending, or repealing rules;

     (2)  Ordering disciplinary action against a licensee; and

     (3)  Granting or denying permits or licenses that require the exercise of HTSB's expertise and discretion.

     HTSB testified in support of this bill with amendments.

     Your Committees have amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2346, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2346, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment,

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair

____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair