STAND. COM. REP. NO. 607

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 41
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 41, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the sunset date of the
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to June 30, 2010; and to stagger
the initial terms of the seven members to be appointed to the
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board after June 30, 2000, but excluding
the two members who serve in an ex officio capacity.

     Your Committee finds that the continued existence of the
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board is essential to ensuring that our
public school students are taught by qualified teaching
professionals.  Your Committee also finds that the Hawaii Teacher
Standards Board has done outstanding work in the past and should
be permitted to continue its work into the future, subject to
satisfactory evaluations.

     Your Committee also finds that the terms of present members
of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, excluding the ex officio
members, will all expire in 2001.  Although this current period
of stability (in terms of membership) has allowed the Hawaii
Teacher Standards Board to make remarkable progress in the short
time that it has been in existence, your Committee recognizes the

 
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importance of tempering the desire for short-term gains and
results against the need for long-term stability and consistency.
In the long-term, staggering the terms of board and commission
members can result in more stable and consistent decision making
as it permits new members to draw on the institutional knowledge
and experience of veteran members.

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

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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