STAND. COM. REP. NO.933-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2055

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2055, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that:

(1) The Hawaii Teachers Standards Board (HTSB) has jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of teacher licenses; and

(2) The Department of Education (DOE) has jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of certificates issued to individuals who are not required to obtain a teacher license.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor submitted testimony in support of this bill. DOE, HTSB, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted testimony in support of this bill with amendments. An individual submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended this bill by deleting its contents and inserting the substance of H.B. No. 2165, H.D. 1, which was reported from the House and is being considered by the Senate. As amended, this bill:

(1) Replaces deleted references to teaching credentials;

(2) Specifies that DOE and the Department of Human Resources Development shall facilitate the transfer as well as the establishment of positions as required by HTSB;

(3) Changes the effective date to take effect upon approval; and

(4) Makes other technical, nonsubstantive changes.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2055, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2055, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment,

 

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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Chair

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KEN ITO, Chair