CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 56

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

 

RE:    H.B. No. 11

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHERS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to improve public education in Hawaii by authorizing an additional per year bonus for teachers who maintain current National Board certification under the National Board Certification Incentive Program and teach at a school in a focus, priority, or Superintendent's Zone, as determined by the Department of Education.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:

 

     (1)  Applying it retroactively to bonuses for the 2014 calendar year; provided that payment of such 2014 bonuses will be made during the 2015 calendar year, in addition to any other bonuses for which the teacher is eligible for the 2015 calendar year;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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BREENE HARIMOTO, Co-Chair

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair