§302A-802  Licensing standards; policies.  (a) 
The board shall establish licensing standards that govern teacher licensing in Hawaii.  Licensing standards established by the board shall be adopted as rules under
chapter 91 unless otherwise specified in this subpart.



(b)  In the development of its standards, the
board shall consider the existing teacher applicant pool that is available in
the State and the level of the qualification of these applicants, as well as
the nature and availability of existing preservice higher education teacher
training programs.



(c)  The board shall adopt policies, exempt
from chapters 91 and 92, to initiate the following:



(1)  Develop criteria allowing more individuals with
trade or industry experience to teach in vocational, technical, and career
pathway programs, and criteria for the issuance of permits allowing qualified
individuals to teach when recommended by the superintendent.  The department
shall be responsible for the review and acceptance of the relevant licenses, certificates,
or other qualifications related to an individual's vocational, technical, or
career pathway education-related experience that the department deems necessary
for a permit.  The department shall have the authority to waive the requirement
of a bachelor's degree to teach in a vocation, technical, or career pathway
education program;



(2)  Develop a plan to accept teachers from any state
as long as they have completed state-approved teacher education programs and
pass relevant Hawaii teacher examinations or their equivalent;



(3)  Clarify the requirements, on a state-by-state
basis, for out-of-state licensed teachers to obtain a license in Hawaii;



(4)  Develop a plan to facilitate licensing for those
who intend to teach in Hawaii immersion programs, the island of Niihau, or any
other extraordinary situation as defined by the superintendent or the
superintendent's designee;



(5)  Pursue full teacher license reciprocity with all
other states; and



(6)  Issue a license to a teacher with a valid
out-of-state license who has passed similar, though not identical, tests in
basic skills, pedagogy, and subject matter to those required for licensure in
the State; provided that upon the effective date of the adoption of
administrative rules addressing the recognition of out-of-state teacher
licenses, those administrative rules shall supersede the requirements of this
paragraph. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 312, pt of §10, §13; am L
2002, c 16, §18; am L 2005, c 159, §12; am L 2006, c 226, §2; am L 2007, c 146,
§2]



 



Note



 



  Notification to house and senate education committee chairs
on adoption of rules relating to out-of-state teacher licenses.  L 2007, c 146,
§3.