STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 2 5 2024
RE: S.R. No. 171
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.R.
No. 171 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
STUDY THE IMPACT OF TEACHER SALARY STEP MOVEMENTS ON SALARY
SCHEDULE COMPRESSION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Education to study the impact of teacher salary step
movements on salary schedule compression.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii State Teachers Association, Democratic Party of
Hawai‘i, and Education Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i.
Your Committee finds that the salary schedule for Hawaii
public school teachers includes steps, or annual increments, that
are commensurate with years of service. Teacher salary step
movements determine the career progression of educators and their
compensation within the Hawaii public school system. However,
teachers have not received regular step movements, resulting in
some highly experienced teachers with decades of experience
earning no more than a teacher with significantly fewer years of
experience. Additionally, salary schedule compression has been
identified as one factor affecting recruitment, retention, and
morale of highly qualified educators in the State. Accordingly,
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this measure urges the Department of Education to study the impact
of teacher salary step movements to ensure informed policy
decisions and fair, competitive compensation for teachers.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding the Director of Human Resources Development to
the list of recipients of certified copies; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
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.R. No. 171, as
amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your
Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R.
No. 171, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Education,
MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Education
EDU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
«SRI?I EDU, WAM 3/2.5'/2o^4
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended / Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
KIDANI, Michelle N. (C)
KIM, Donna Mercado (VC)
HASHIMOTO, Troy N.
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL (
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24