HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2204

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to repeal the statutory provision that provides teachers and educational officers with annual increments or other longevity step increases.  Salary increases and step increases are negotiated with teachers and educational officers pursuant to collective bargaining laws, and, therefore, specific provisions relating to annual increments and step increases are no longer necessary in the State's education laws.

     SECTION 2.  Section 302A-623, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§302A-623[]]  Salary ranges, educational officers.  Salary ranges for educational officer positions of the department shall be determined by the board based on the position classification/compensation plan approved by the board.  Salary ranges for educational officer positions shall be subject to the requirements of [sections] section 302A-625 [and 302A-626]."

     SECTION 3.  Section 302A-703, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The department shall develop a definition of "exemplary" in consultation with the appropriate collective bargaining representative.

     Salary ranges and salary incentives for educational officer positions shall be subject to the requirements of [sections] section 302A-625 [and 302A-626]."

     SECTION 4.  Section 302A-626, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

     ["§302A-626  Salary increases; annual, longevity.  (a)  Teachers and educational officers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and who have complied with the other requirements of sections 302A-602 to 302A-639, and 302A-701, shall be entitled to an annual increment.

     (b)  Teachers and educational officers who have served satisfactorily for three years in their maximum increment step or in any longevity step and who have complied with the other requirements of sections 302A-602 to 302A-639, and 302A-701, shall receive longevity step increases; provided that the board may grant principals and vice-principals longevity step increases more frequently than once every three years pursuant to section 302A-625."]

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.



 

Report Title:

Department of Education; Teachers; Educational Officers; Salary Increases; Longevity Step Increases

 

Description:

Repeals annual increment and longevity step salary increases for department of education teachers and educational officers and clarifies that such increases shall be determined through collective bargaining.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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