§302A-602  Teachers; licenses andcertificates.  (a)  No person shall serve as a teacher in the departmentwithout first having obtained a license from the Hawaii teacher standards boardin such form as the Hawaii teacher standards board determines.  The departmentshall establish types of certificates in the educational field and therequirements to qualify for those certificates issued to individuals who arenot required to obtain a license pursuant to sections 302A-801 to 302A-808.

(b)  Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year,no person paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collectivebargaining agreement shall serve as a teacher in the department without firsthaving obtained a license pursuant to sections 302A-801 to 302A-808 from theHawaii teacher standards board in such form as the Hawaii teacher standardsboard determines.

(c)  Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year,the department may employ unlicensed individuals as emergency hires pursuant tosections 302A-801 to 302A-808. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2 and am c 122, §§2, 7; amL 1999, c 218, §4; am L 2001, c 312, §§4, 11; am L 2002, c 193, §1]