Bill Text: HI SB2596 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Education; Teachers; Educational Officers; Evaluation Program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - The committee on EDU deferred the measure. [SB2596 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2596-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Require the department of education to consult with exclusive representatives of appropriate bargaining units in establishing an evaluation program for teachers and educational officers;
(2) Repeal provisions requiring a particular frequency and basis of evaluations;
(3) Establish that a teacher or educational officer shall not be responsible for the achievement of a student who is chronically absent; and
(4) Prohibit a department of education evaluation program from affecting the compensation or employment status of any teacher or educational officer.
SECTION 2. Section 302A-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Student achievement" means the change in performance for an individual student between two or more school years."
SECTION 3. Section 302A-638, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§302A-638[]]
Evaluation of teachers and educational officers. (a) The
department shall establish an evaluation program for all teachers and
educational officers[. The evaluation shall be performed at least once in
each school year.] in consultation with the exclusive representatives of
the appropriate bargaining units. The program shall define the criteria
for evaluation and assign responsibilities for the application of the
criteria. [The evaluation of a teacher or educational officer shall be on
the basis of efficiency, ability, and such other criteria as the department
shall determine.]
(b) A teacher or educational officer shall not be responsible for the student achievement of an enrolled student who misses ten or more days of instruction in two or more consecutive months, or whose non-attendance is chronic and has become a significant factor that hinders the student's learning.
(c) An evaluation performed in compliance with this section shall not be used to determine the compensation or employment status of a teacher or educational officer, unless otherwise specified in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to chapter 89."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Department of Education; Teachers; Educational Officers; Evaluation Program
Description:
Requires the department of education to consult with appropriate bargaining units in establishing an evaluation program for teachers and educational officers, establishes that a teacher or educational officer is not responsible for the achievement of a student who is chronically absent, and prohibits a department of education evaluation program from affecting the compensation or employment status of any teacher or educational officer. Repeals provisions requiring a particular frequency and basis of evaluations.
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