Report Title:

Full-time Vice-Principals; Required

Description:

Requires that each public school have at least one, full-time vice-principal. Appropriates funds.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2208

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

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 there will be a shortage of principals in public schools. To deal with this anticipated labor shortage, it is necessary to develop the appropriate workforce. By creating more vice-principal positions, the department of education will have a ready pool of qualified and trained personnel to address the shortage in the principal position.

The purpose of this Act is to provide at least one, full-time vice-principal position for each public school.

SECTION 2. Section 302A-605, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-605 Principals and vice-principals. (a) Principals shall meet the department's certification requirements and shall have not less than five years of appropriate school-level experience of which at least three years shall have been as a teacher.

(b) Vice-principals shall meet the department's certification requirements and shall have appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department.

(c) On a case-by-case basis, the department may waive the certification requirements and school-level experience for vice-principal candidates with appropriate administrative experience. The department shall establish criteria and reasons for waivers pursuant to chapter 91.

(d) There shall be at least one, full-time vice-principal position for each public school."

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003, for the purpose of funding one, full-time vice principal position for each public school in the State.

SECTION 4. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2002.

INTRODUCED BY:

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