STAND. COM. REP. NO. 552

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 806

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 806, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Allow teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board members who retire during a term to serve the remainder of their term up to three consecutive three-year terms;

 

     (2)  Authorize career and technical education licenses to allow qualified individuals to teach when recommended by the Superintendent of Education even if the individuals do not possess a bachelor's degree;

 

     (3)  Extend the term of the renewable advanced license from five to ten years; and

 

     (4)  Require a teacher to attend training prior to applying for license renewal on new student standards and new teacher performance standards if those standards are adopted more than three years prior to a teacher's license renewal date.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, and University of Hawaii System.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will enhance the professionalism and stability of Hawaii's public school teachers, and your Committee is in support of this aspect of the measure.  Your Committee has received requests for further amendments to this measure, but defers to the Committee on Education for subject matter amendments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 806, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair