Report Title:

Special Pay for Teachers

Description:

Authorizes unilateral differential pay for special education teachers, teachers of subjects for which there are shortages of qualified teachers, and teachers in schools that have experienced difficulty in attracting and retaining teachers because of the geographic location of the school or the environmental difficulties at the school.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1339

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL PAY FOR TEACHERS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (f) as follows:

"(f) The repricing of classes within an appropriate bargaining unit may be negotiated as follows:

(1) At the request of the exclusive representative and at times allowed under the collective bargaining agreement, the employer shall negotiate the repricing of classes within the bargaining unit. The negotiated repricing actions that constitute cost items shall be subject to the requirements in section 89-10.

(2) If repricing has not been negotiated under paragraph (1), the employer of each jurisdiction shall ensure establishment of procedures to periodically review, at least one in five years, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the repricing of classes within the bargaining unit. The repricing of classes based on the results of the periodic review shall be at the discretion of the employer. Any appropriations required to implement repricing actions that are made at the employer's discretion shall not be construed as cost items.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the employer's discretion to unilaterally provide pay differentials for teachers in the field of special education, teachers of subjects for which there is a shortage of qualified teachers, or teachers in schools that have experienced teacher shortages because of the geographic location or environmental difficulties."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request