STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1814

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 76

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 76, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Board of Education to prioritize for the Superintendent of Education position candidates that have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in the Department of Education, with at least five of those years serving in the capacity as a teacher, principal, or higher; and

(2) Specify that a desired qualification for a candidate for the position of Superintendent of Education shall be a working understanding of the State's tri-level systems of educational administration.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Board of Education. Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.

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. 76, S.D. 2, 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