S.B. 647 Summary

• Appropriates $650,000 annually for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to the University of Hawaii for special education coursework for teacher licensure at Leeward Community College.

• Appropriates $870,000 annually for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to the Department of Education for alternate teacher licensing route contracts.

• Appropriates $104,200 annually to convert three temporary positions into permanent full-time positions (3.0 FTE) in the teacher induction and mentoring program.

• Appropriates $341,216 annually to establish six new full-time permanent positions (6.0 FTE) in the teacher induction and mentoring program.

• Requires the State Auditor to study and report on teacher retention rates by school, teacher transfers, and first-year teacher hiring data for schools with first-year teachers hired starting in 2012, with the report due before the 2018 legislative session.