Bill Text: HI SB1251 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Substitute Teachers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB1251 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB1251-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to substitute teachers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature also finds that substitute teachers are often asked to take on the responsibilities of teachers when they fill a position on a long-term basis. Additionally, the legislature further finds that many substitute teachers decline the offer for long term positions due to the added work required such as creating lesson plans.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to incentivize substitute teachers to fill these long-term positions by raising long-term substitute teacher salaries to be commensurate with their placement in Class I, II, or III to reflect the additional responsibilities required.
SECTION 2. Section 302A-624, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-624 Teachers' salary schedule. (a)
The salary schedule for all teachers of the department shall be
negotiated pursuant to section 89-9.
(b) All teachers shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) A teacher shall earn at least five credits
within a three-year cycle to receive increment or longevity step increases in
the third year of the three-year cycle;
(2) A teacher who fails to meet the requirement
set forth in paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for any increment or longevity
step increases until the teacher earns the credit requirement for the
three-year cycle;
(3) Any credit earned in excess of any three-year
credit requirement may not be carried over beyond the three-year cycle; and
(4) Credits earned may be in the form of
in-service, university, or other credits approved by the department.
(c) In case of promotion from a teaching position
to an educational officer, the employee shall receive compensation at the
lowest step of the higher grade that exceeds the employee's existing
compensation by at least eight per cent if [such] a step exists.
(d) Effective July 1, 2006, the minimum hourly or
minimum per diem rate for substitute teachers who work no greater than eighty-nine
days shall be determined by the legislature as follows; provided that any
individual in Class I, II, or III who works less than a full seven-hour work
day shall be compensated on a pro-rated, hourly basis:
(1) Class I:
other individuals who do not possess a bachelor's degree shall be
compensated at a rate of not less than $125 for a full work day;
(2) Class II:
individuals with a bachelor's degree shall be compensated at a rate of
not less than $136 for a full work day; and
(3) Class III:
department of education teachers, or licensed or highly qualified
teachers, shall be compensated at a rate of not less than $147 for a full work
day.
(e) Effective July 1, 2023, any substitute
teacher who works ninety days or more shall receive compensation equivalent to
the daily rate for an entry level teacher salary commensurate with their
placement in Class I, II, or III.
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(f) Effective July 1, 2008, the
board shall provide wage adjustments for substitute teachers. The wage adjustments shall be comparable to
the across-the-board wage adjustments for teachers that are negotiated for
bargaining unit (5) subject to legislative approval, pursuant to section
89C-5. The board may also adjust hours,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for substitute teachers."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Teachers' Salary Schedule; Temporary Teachers; Substitute Teachers; Department of Education
Description:
Beginning July 1, 2023, requires substitute teachers who work ninety days or more to be compensated equivalent to the daily rate for an entry-level teacher salary commensurate with their placement in Class I, II, or III.
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
