Report Title:

Advisory Salary Commission; Substitute Teacher Classification and Compensation Plan

Description:

Establishes an advisory salary commission to develop a substitute teacher classification and compensation plan.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1251

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to education.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that due to federal No Child Left Behind mandates and state expectations to have highly qualified personnel for all instructional positions, the requirement and recognition of academic qualifications and completion of a teacher education program are extremely important.

The purpose of this Act is to authorize the board of education to:

(1) Appoint an advisory salary commission to develop and recommend a substitute teacher classification and compensation plan; and

(2) Review, amend, and approve the substitute teacher classification and compensation plan.

The substitute teacher classification and compensation plan, as approved by the board of education, shall replace the statutory linking of compensation levels to any classification or step of the teachers' bargaining unit salary schedule.

SECTION 2. (a) The board of education shall appoint an advisory salary commission, to be convened no later than June 30, 2005, and every three years thereafter, to develop and review a substitute teacher classification and compensation plan.

(b) The commission shall be placed within the department of education for administrative purposes.

(c) The purpose of the advisory commission shall be to develop a substitute teacher classification and compensation plan subject to the approval of the board of education.

(d) The advisory commission shall be composed of five members to be appointed by the board of education. The advisory commission shall appoint a chairperson from among its own members.

(e) The advisory commission shall have the following duties:

(1) Develop a classification and compensation plan for substitute teachers commensurate with the substitute teachers' educational training and academic qualifications; and

(2) Consider, among other things, various factors such as the teachers' salaries, substitute teacher pay in other states, and geographical hardships.

(f) The members shall serve without compensation.

(g) Any member of the commission shall be immune from civil liability as provided in section 26-35.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

SECTION 3. The advisory commission may request the assistance of such department or school staff as may be necessary to facilitate its work.

SECTION 4. The advisory salary commission shall submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the board of education no later than September 1, 2005. A final report shall be submitted to the board of education no later than December 31, 2006.

SECTION 5. Section 302A-624, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

"(e) [Effective July 1, 1996, the per diem rate for substitute teachers shall be based on the annual entry step salary rate established for a Class II teacher on the most current teachers' salary schedule. The per diem rate shall be derived from the annual rate in accordance with the following formula:

Per Diem Rate = Annual Salary Rate ¸ 12 months ¸ 21

Average Working Days Per Month]

Effective July 1, 2005, the per diem rate for substitute teachers shall be determined by the board based on the classification and compensation plan approved by the board."

SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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