STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2092

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1221, H.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:

(1) Authorize the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to delegate the power to grant permits or licenses to its Executive Director or another designee;

(2) Require the Department of Education (DOE) to include in its report to HTSB, the number of classrooms without a licensed teacher for a quarter or more and exclude from the report individual progress toward licensing;

(3) Require the State Public Charter School Commission to include in its report to HTSB, the number of classrooms without a licensed teacher for a quarter or more and exclude from the report individual progress toward licensing and specific emergency hire information; and

(4) Require each charter school to include in its annual report to HTSB, specific emergency hire and out-of-field teacher information and the number of classrooms without a licensed teacher for a quarter or more.

HTSB testified in support of this measure. The DOE commented on this measure.

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. 1221, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair