STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1536
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2019
RE: S.B. No. 1221
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Lower & Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1221 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:
(1) Clarify
the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board's (HTSB) delegation of powers to its
Executive Director to timely approve license and permit applications;
(2) Clarify
reporting requirements to the HTSB from the Department of Education, State
Public Charter School Commission, and charter schools of the number of
classrooms without a licensed teacher during the school year; and
(3) Require
charter schools to annually report:
(A) The
number of emergency hires in charter schools by subject matter areas and the
reason for the emergency hire; and
(B) The
number and type of courses taught by out-of-field teachers and the number of
students taught by out-of-field teachers.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2052, to encourage further discussion on this measure; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Lower & Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1221, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1221, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Lower & Higher Education,
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____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair |
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