STAND. COM. REP. 451

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 420

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 420 entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to attract teachers and keep them in Hawaii through the establishment of the Hawaii Educator Incentive Program (Program) that will provide financial assistance to students who:

(1) Complete a state-approved teacher education program in Hawaii; and

(2) Teach in the Hawaii public school system for a minimum of six years.

The Department of Education, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, University of Phoenix, Chaminade University, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Hawaii Business Roundtable testified in support of this measure.

Your Committees recognize that Hawaii is facing a shortage of teachers, particularly in specialty areas. The Program will help to attract youth to local teacher education programs, and keep these students in Hawaii to become teachers.

 

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 420 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Higher Education,

 

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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair