[§302A-613]  Exchange teachers andeducational officers; terms of contract.  (a)  The superintendent maycontract for the exchange of teachers and educational officers of the Statewith teachers and educational officers of any other state, country, or territory. Teachers and educational officers of the State so exchanged shall be paid theirregular salaries.  The qualifications of all teachers and educational officersfrom any such state, country, or territory so exchanged shall be equal to thequalifications of the teachers and educational officers exchanged by theState.  In the selection of teachers and educational officers to be exchanged,preference shall be given in the following order:  teachers over educationalofficers; principals and vice-principals over other educational officers.

(b)  All teachers and educational officers soexchanged by the State shall be furnished transportation to and from the state,country, or territory with which exchanged.

(c)  No compensation shall be paid by the Stateto teachers and educational officers exchanged from any other state, country,or territory; provided that in any case where the exchanged teacher oreducational officer sent from Hawaii becomes incapacitated or, for any reason,leaves the exchange position permanently, the department may pay the visitingexchange teacher or educational officer an amount not to exceed the salaryrating of the teacher or educational officer on exchange from Hawaii.  Thearrangement may continue until the end of the current school year or until suchtime as some satisfactory adjustment has been made. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]