STAND. COM. REP. NO.445

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1048

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1048 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARIAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Board of Education (BOE) to set the salary of the State Librarian at a rate no greater than that of the Superintendent of Education.

BOE submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill will give BOE discretionary power over the salary of the State Librarian. This change will ensure more accountability for this important state position by allowing the salary to be adjusted based on performance.

Your Committee further finds that figures compiled by the Education Commission of the States on the respective salaries of similar positions in other states support the change to a new salary structure with a higher possible salary. The State Librarian is responsible for a statewide district, whereas most librarians are responsible for only a city or county.

Accordingly, upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by allowing BOE to set the State Librarian's salary at a rate no greater than $120,000.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1048, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1048, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair