Report Title:

Teacher Reclassification; Department of Education Authority

Description:

Provides that the department of education shall establish requirements for teacher reclassification.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1566

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to teacher classification and reclassification.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 302A-618, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-618 Classification and reclassification, teachers. (a) The designation of any teacher to any given class shall be determined by the department in accordance with licensing requirements.

(b) Any teacher teaching technical school courses who is transferred to a community college under the jurisdiction of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii shall not suffer any loss of salary, seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, or other employee benefit or privilege.

(c) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, this section shall be interpreted as though the terms "certification" and "certificate" read "licensing" and "license", as the latter terms are used in subpart D, and as circumstances require.

(d) Any teacher who qualifies for a higher class based upon requirements established by the department shall be transferred to the higher class as of the beginning of the next semester and shall receive the salary at the appropriate step and range of the higher class."

SECTION 2. Section 302A-628, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["[§302A-628] Change in classification. Any teacher who qualifies for a higher class shall be transferred to the higher class as of the beginning of the next semester and shall receive the salary at the appropriate step and range of the higher class."]

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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