STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2381

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2691

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2691 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a network improvement community task force to develop a K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher education degree for the University of Hawaii; and

(2) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the University of Hawaii system and Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that the delivery of high-quality professional opportunities and teacher mentoring is essential to building teacher capacity and confidence in the development of STEM K-12 curricula and programs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2691, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2691, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair