STAND. COM. REP. NO.  782-20

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2020

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1996

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1996, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Board of Education to include evaluation of the Department of Education's most current strategic plan indicators as a component of the Superintendent of Education's annual performance evaluation and require improvement in at least one-half of the strategic plan indicators for any salary increase for the Superintendent.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Board of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and one individual.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1996, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair