STAND. COM. REP. NO.  436

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1349

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1349 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to align the probationary requirements that are applicable to non-tenured licensed charter school teachers entering or returning to the Department of Education, with the probationary requirements that are applicable to all licensed Department of Education teachers.  Accordingly, this measure specifies that probationary periods will be determined pursuant to policies and practices established by the Department of Education, the Board of Education, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

The Department of Education and The Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network supported the measure with amendments.  A concerned individual testified in opposition.  The State Public Charter School Commission and a concerned individual submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by providing that tenured teachers licensed by the Department of Education who transfer to charter schools are subject to the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, rather than exempt from serving a probationary period.

     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. 1349, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1349, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair