STAND. COM. REP. NO.  581-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1228

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1228, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHER LEADERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Education to provide a $2,500 monetary bonus to each teacher that meets all of the requirements to add the "teacher leader" field to their existing standard or advanced teacher license.

The State Public Charter School Commission, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hope Street Group, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  Hawaii State Teachers Association and Comprendio supported this measure and provided amendments.  The Department of Education supported the intent of this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1228, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair