CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.111-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2165

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2165, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

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 bill is to:

(1) Clarify that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) has sole jurisdiction over the issuing, renewing, revoking, suspending, and reinstating of teacher licenses;

(2) Adjust the appropriation for the operation of HTSB for fiscal year 2002-2003;

(3) Require the Department of Human Resources Development, in addition to the Department of Education, to facilitate the transfer or establishment of positions as required by HTSB; and

(4) Require all publishers of textbooks and other instructional materials who sell their products to the State, except for publishers of materials in the Hawaiian language, to furnish computer diskettes from which braille versions can be produced.

Your Committee on Conference finds that this bill will help to clarify the authority of HTSB and ensure that this body is able to complete the implementation of its new duties relating to teacher licensing. In addition, it will ensure that HTSB has the assistance of appropriate state agencies in transferring and establishing positions.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Reverting back to the original appropriation amount for HTSB operations;

(2) Appropriating $850,000 from the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Special Fund to conduct the functions of HTSB; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of style and clarity.

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. 2165, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2165, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair		____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair		____________________________ SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair