Report Title:

School personnel

 

Description:

Repeals the requirement that principals and vice-principals have served as teachers for a period of not less than five years. Requires principals and vice-principals to have appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department of education (DOE). Authorizes the DOE, on a case-by-case basis, to waive the certification requirements and school-level experience for vice-principal candidates with appropriate administrative experience.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

469

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 302A-605, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-605 Principals and vice-principals. (a) Principals [and vice-principals] shall meet the department's certification requirements and shall have [served as a teacher for a period of not less than five years.] appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department.

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

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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