D.  Hawaii Teacher Standards Board



 



Note



 



  Subpart heading reenacted by L 2001, c 312, pt of §10.



  Conviction of a teacher for sexual offense; suspension of
license; procedure for license revocation (repealed July 1, 2010 or upon
adoption of rules, whichever is earlier).  L 2008, c 164.



  Professional development schools grant program.  L 2001, c
313.



 



§302A-801  Hawaii teacher standards board
established.  (a)  There is established the Hawaii teacher standards board,
which shall be placed within the department for administrative purposes only. 
The board shall consist of fifteen members, including not less than six
licensed teachers regularly engaged in teaching at the time of the appointment,
three educational officers employed at the time of the appointment, the
chairperson of the board of education or the chairperson's designee, the
superintendent or the superintendent's designee, a representative of
independent schools, the dean of the University of Hawaii college of education
or the dean's designee, and two members of the public; provided that the dean's
designee shall be chosen from the member institutions of the teacher education
coordinating committee established under section 304A-1202.



(b)  Except for the chairperson of the board of
education, superintendent, and dean of the college of education, the governor
shall appoint the members of the board pursuant to section 26-34, from a list
of qualified nominees submitted to the governor by the departments, agencies,
organizations representative of the constituencies of the board, and current
members of the board; provided that the two members of the public shall be from
lists of qualified nominees submitted to the governor by the Hawaii Business
Roundtable, Hawaii P-20 council, and Hawaii workforce development council.  To
the extent possible, the board membership shall reflect representation of
elementary and secondary school personnel from all islands.



(c)  Appointed board members shall serve not
more than three consecutive three-year terms.



(d)  Board members shall receive no
compensation.  When board duties require that a board member take leave of the
board member's duties as a state employee, the appropriate state department
shall allow the board member to be placed on administrative leave with pay and
shall provide substitutes, when necessary, to perform that board member's
duties.  Board members shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses
incurred in the conduct of official board business.



(e)  The chairperson of the board shall be
designated by the members of the board.



(f)  The board may employ an executive director
for a term of up to four years, who shall be appointed by the board of
education without regard to chapters 76 and 89; provided that the board shall
submit a nominee to the board of education for approval or disapproval;
provided further that if the nominee is disapproved, the board shall submit
another nominee to the board of education for approval or disapproval.



The board may terminate the executive
director's contract for cause; provided that the board shall submit the
recommendation for termination to the board of education for approval or
disapproval. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 218, §3; am L 2001, c 312,
pt of §10; am L 2006, c 75, §9; am L Sp 2009, c 2, §2]



 



Cross References



 



  Definitions, see §302A-501.