STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1242

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 195

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 195, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support public education in Hawaii by appropriating funds for Personnel Specialist II and Educational Specialist II positions within the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.

The State Public Charter School Commission, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2051, to encourage further discussion.

     Should your Committee on Finance choose to deliberate further on this measure, your Committee notes that the estimated amount needed for the appropriations is $280,000.

     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 S.B. No. 195, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 195, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair