STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1114-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2257

S.D. 3

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2257, S.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to consider a high school diploma with education and coursework comparable to an Associate's degree as an appropriate qualification for persons who have not received an Associate's degree to teach career and technical education in public schools when developing criteria for a full career and technical education license.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board; Pacific Resource Partnership; Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters; and Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education.

Your Committee finds that career and technical education programs allow students the opportunity to explore and learn through practical application of academic and technical skills. Your Committee notes that the existing education requirements for instructors may prohibit qualified individuals from applying to become instructors in career and technical education courses. This measure will provide the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board with more flexibility when considering whether to allow industry professionals to become licensed teachers in career and technical education courses.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000.

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. 2257, S.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2257, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair