THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	847
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to teachers.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-706, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  There is established within the department the teacher national board certification incentive program to recognize and support exemplary teaching practice by supporting public school teachers who have achieved national board certification under the certification program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.  The teacher national board certification incentive program shall provide:

     (1)  A $5,000 bonus per year for each public school teacher who maintains current national board certification;

     (2)  $1,500 upon completing the certification program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards;

     (3)  A reimbursement of the remainder of the national board certification application fee upon achievement of national board certification; and

     (4)  An additional $5,000 bonus per year for each public school teacher who maintains current national board certification and who teaches at:

         (A)  [A school that is in restructuring under the No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 107-110;] A school in a focus, priority, or superintendent's zone, or other similar designation, as determined by the department;

         (B)  A school with a high turnover rate, as determined by the department; or

        [(C)  A school that is not making adequate yearly progress, but is not in restructuring under the No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 107-110; or

     (D)] (C)  A hard-to-fill school, as determined by the department."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Teachers; Incentives

 

Description:

Authorizes an additional per year bonus for teachers who maintain current national board certification and teach at a school in a focus, priority, or superintendent's zone under the National Board Certification Incentive Program.

 

 

 

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