STAND. COM. REP. NO. j~11-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR15 ,2024
RE: S.C.R. No. 98
S.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.C.R. No.
98, S.D. 1, entitled:
“SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO PARTNER WITH THE HAWAII STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION AND TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT LOCAL
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR SCHOOL
SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO BECOME FULL-TIME TEACHERS,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Education to partner with the Hawaii State Teachers Association
and teacher education programs at local universities and colleges
to provide pathways for school support personnel to become full-
time teachers.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Education; University of Hawai’i System;
Hawai’i State Teachers Association; and one individual.
Your Committee finds that the State is suffering a severe
shortage of licensed teachers. In the 2021-2022 academic year,
the Department of Education experienced a 12.3 percent increase in
public school teacher turnover, with nine hundred twenty teachers
who resigned and three hundred ten teachers who retired. School
support staff for the Department of Education, such as aides and
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service staff, are also experiencing a high rate of turnover.
Your Committee further finds that certain school support
personnel, including education assistants, para—professional
teachers, part—time teachers, and extended hire substitute
teachers, play a critical role in the classroom. While school
support personnel have extensive experience with instructional
delivery, classroom operation, and pedagogy, many school support
personnel who choose to enroll in teacher certification programs
do not receive course credit for their classroom work and
experience. Your Committee believes that providing more
convenient pathways to obtain the requisites to become a full-time
teacher will encourage school support personnel to pursue
full—time teaching careers, which will help the State’s current
teacher shortage.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 98,
S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on
Finance.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Education,
WOO DS ON , Chair
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House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Education
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) C Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
EDN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. WOODSON, Justin H. (C)
2. LA CHICA, Trish (VC)
3. KAPELA, Jeanne
4. MARTEN, Lisa V
5. MARTINEZ, Rose
6.MATAYOSHI, Scot Z. V
7. MIZUNO, May Besario V
8. PERRUSO, Amy A. V’
9. QUINLAN, Sean V
10. TODD, Chris
11. GARCIA, Diamond V
TOTAL (11) 7 I 3
The recommendation is: 0 Adopted ~l Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee uplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO