STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1002-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2065

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2065, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require public schools to finalize teacher hiring before the end of the preceding fiscal year.

A concerned individual supported this measure with amendments. The Department of Education supported the intent of this bill with amendments. The Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this bill. A concerned citizen submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that this measure will provide stability for students by ensuring that teachers are in place and prepared to teach prior to the beginning of the school year.

Your Committee has amended this bill by amending the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2065, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2065,

S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair