Bill Text: HI SB76 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-26 - Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 797). [SB76 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB76-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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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. Hawaii has a unique, statewide public education system. The state educational agency and local education agency are one and the same, and its leadership requires a unique perspective and experience. Hawaii is also the only state that provides all public school funding without any additional support from the counties.
The purpose of this Act is to require that the board of education prioritize, for the superintendent of education position, candidates that have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in a department of education with at least five of those years serving in the position of principal or higher and a desired qualification for a candidate is having a working understanding of Hawaii tri-level systems of educational administration.
SECTION 2. Section 302A-1101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-1101 Department of education; board of education; superintendent of education. (a) There shall be a principal executive department to be known as the department of education, which shall be headed by a policy-making board to be known as the board of education. The board shall have power in accordance with law to formulate statewide educational policy, adopt student performance standards and assessment models, monitor school success, and appoint the superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public school system.
(b) The board shall appoint, and may remove, the superintendent by a majority vote of its members. The superintendent:
(1) May be appointed without regard to the state residency provisions of section 78-1(b);
(2) May be appointed for a term of up to four years; and
(3) May be terminated only for cause[.];
provided that for the position of superintendent,
notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board shall prioritize candidates that
have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in a department of education
with at least five of those years serving in the position of principal or higher;
provided further that a desired qualification for a candidate for the position of superintendent is
having a working understanding of Hawaii tri-level systems of educational administration.
For purposes of this section; "tri-level
systems of educational administration" refers to the systems of administration
at the State, complex area, and school levels.
(c) The board shall invite the senior military commander in Hawaii to appoint a nonvoting military representative to the board, who shall serve for a two-year term without compensation. As the liaison to the board, the military representative shall advise the board regarding state education policies and departmental actions affecting students who are enrolled in public schools as family members of military personnel. The military representative shall carry out these duties as part of the representative's official military duties and shall be guided by applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, and policies and may be removed only for cause by a majority vote of the members of the board.
(d) The board shall appoint the state public
charter school commission which shall serve as the statewide charter authorizer
for charter schools, with the power and duty to issue charters, oversee and monitor
charter schools, hold charter schools accountable for their performance, and
revoke charters."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Board of Education; Superintendent
Description:
Requires that the board of education prioritize for the superintendent of education position candidates that have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in a department of education with at least five of those years serving in the capacity as a principal or higher and a desired qualification for a candidate is having a working understanding of the State's tri-level system of educational administration. (SD1)
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