STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1133-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 93
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred
H.C.R. No. 93 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
     TEN-YEAR PLAN FOR TEACHER EDUCATION ON THE NEIGHBOR
     ISLANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the development
of a ten-year plan for teacher education on the neighbor islands.

     Specifically, the College of Education at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa (UH), the College of Education at UH-Hilo, the
University Centers at the Community Colleges on the islands of
Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and the Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui
Districts of the Department of Education (DOE) are requested to
jointly develop a ten-year plan to ensure the continuous offering
of teacher education for the neighbor islands, especially in the
shortage areas of math, science, special education, "vocational"
or "technical" education, and counselor education.

     Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure
from the UH, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and the DOE.

     Although the shortage of qualified teachers is reaching a
crisis stage on all islands, it is most acute on the neighbor
islands due to recruiting difficulties. Even teachers on Oahu are
reluctant to accept job positions on the neighbor islands. 


 
 
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     Your Committee further finds that one solution for the
neighbor islands may be to provide teacher preparation programs
on those islands, thus drawing on a population of potential
teachers who are unable to attend programs on Oahu, but who are
very likely to remain on their home island after obtaining a
teaching license.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No.
93 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on
Finance.

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



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                                   DAVID MORIHARA, Chair