STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1563

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 746

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 746, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Education Commission of the States

 

G.M. No. 746

JOAN HUSTED,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Joan Husted to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Education Commission of the States.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Joan Husted from the Governor, ILWU Local 142, and twelve individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Joan Husted received a Baccalaureate of Philosophy degree from Siena Heights University.  She went on to receive a Master's degree from the University of Michigan.

 

     Ms. Husted served as a school counselor at King Intermediate School and as a district resource teacher for the Windward District of the Department of Education.

 

     Ms. Husted also served as the Executive Director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) for over thirty years, retiring in December 2007.  During that time, Ms. Husted served as HSTA's chief negotiator and negotiated over fifteen collective bargaining agreements, including the first statewide bargaining agreement in the United States.

 

     Ms. Husted has also served as the Chair and a member of the State Commission on the Status of Women.  She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Aloha United Way and PBS Hawaii.  She is also a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association.

 

     Ms. Husted testified that her long-term goal as a member of the Education Commission of the States is to help establish a stronger relationship between the Commission and education stakeholders in Hawaii so that Hawaii can make extensive use of the resources that the Commission has to offer.

 

     Ms. Husted's diverse experience, knowledge, and background as an educator and executive make her an excellent addition to the Education Commission of the States.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

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

 

 

 

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair