CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.137

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2270

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2270, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Strengthen the school administrator profession by establishing the Hawaii Administrator Standards Board (Board) which, among other things, shall:

(A) Establish school administrator certification standards; and

(B) Monitor school administrator quality by issuing, renewing, revoking, and suspending school administrator certificates;

and

(2) Establish no fewer than eight teacher positions to educate public school students about the internment of persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States during World War II and the lessons that may be learned from history.

Your Committee on Conference finds that while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board has recently assumed the responsibility for licensing and establishing standards for teachers, there is no comparable independent body for school administrators. Establishing an independent entity to license or certify school administrators would help to create a pool of qualified professionals while enhancing accountability by separating the administration of licensing and employment.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting its contents and inserting provisions establishing a working group to be convened by the Department of Education, with assistance from the Hawaii Educational Policy Center to address the creation of an independent body to establish standards for, and license or certify, school administrators.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2270, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2270, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair