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HI HCR92
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2017
Primary Sponsor
Roy Takumi
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AI Summary
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Hawaii faces teacher shortages, with many classes taught by educational assistants or long-term substitute teachers instead of full-time certified teachers.
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Students learn more effectively when taught by full-time, certified teachers with stable, permanent positions at their schools.
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High education costs prevent many educational assistants and long-term substitute teachers from pursuing teaching degrees and certification.
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Department of Education and University of Hawaii System are requested to develop programming and educational supports, including stipend funding, to help educational assistants and long-term substitute teachers earn teaching degrees.
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Department of Education is requested to establish guidelines and criteria for distributing stipend funding to eligible participants.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Education And University Of Hawaii System To Develop Programming And Educational Supports For Educational Assistants And Long-term Substitute Teachers To Earn Teaching Degrees And Become Full-time Certified Teachers.
University of Hawaii
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017