STAND. COM. REP. NO.564

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1073

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1073 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHER SALARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to provide a salary increase for public school teachers of one increment pursuant to the negotiated teacher salary schedule.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Teachers Association, numerous public school teachers, and a spouse of a public school teacher. The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that our State continues to face a shortage of certified teachers within our public schools and therefore, we need to continue to find ways to recruit and retain teachers. Your Committee further finds that this salary adjustment recognizes the hard work and dedication of public school teachers and is one way to encourage them to continue to serve as educators in the public school system.

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 S.B. No. 1073 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair