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HI SB2782

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2016

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Kidani

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an educational assistant certification incentive program providing tuition reimbursement for accredited teacher certification programs within the Department of Education.

  • Requires eligible educational assistants to have worked minimum two years in hard-to-fill schools, hold an associate's degree or higher, obtain a principal recommendation, maintain a specified GPA while enrolled, and achieve full licensure within two years.

  • Obligates program participants to commit to three consecutive years of teaching in hard-to-fill subject areas at hard-to-fill schools, with preference for placement at their original schools.

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 to support both the educational assistant certification incentive program and alternate teacher route programs for non-education bachelor's degree holders.

  • Effective date set for July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Educational Assistant Certification Incentive Program; Alternate Teacher Route Program; Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2016
Education3/10/2016
Ways and Means2/18/2016
Education1/27/2016

Full Bill Text

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