STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1591

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 806

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 806, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance teacher standards by, among other things:

     (1)  Allowing teachers and educational officers who are members of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (Board) and retire during a term to serve the remainder of their term up to three consecutive three-year terms;

     (2)  Adding timely payment of applicable fees to the requirements for license renewal;

     (3)  Extending the term of a renewable advanced license from five to ten years; and

     (4)  Authorizing the Board to develop criteria for a full career and technical education license to allow for those with appropriate industry experience who meet certain criteria to teach; and

     (5)  Providing that teacher education programs approved by the Board be nationally-accredited by a teacher education accrediting body approved by the Board and the federal Department of Education.

     The Department of Education and the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 806, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 806, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair