§304A-1202  Teacher education coordinatingcommittee.  (a)  There is created an advisory committee to be known as theteacher education coordinating committee to identify, study, take action, ormake recommendations on matters of education of common interest to thedepartment of education and institutions of higher learning in Hawaii.  Themembership of the committee shall include the superintendent of education andthe dean of the college of education of the University of Hawaii, who shallserve in alternate years as chairperson of the committee with thesuperintendent acting as the first chairperson, a representative from eachaccredited Hawaii state-approved teacher education unit, and a representativefrom the Hawaii teacher standards board.  In addition, the superintendent ofeducation and the dean of the college of education may each appoint othermembers to the committee; provided that the dean of the college of educationshall appoint at least two members of the committee from the university who arenot within the college of education.

(b)  The committee shall meet at least sixtimes within each calendar year to:

(1)  Work out problems related to the development ofstrong teacher training programs at accredited institutions of higher learningin Hawaii; and

(2)  Identify, study, and discuss educational problemsor other educational matters of interest to the committee and to developfindings and make recommendations for the improvement of education in Hawaii.

(c)  The committee shall submit an annualreport on its activities to the legislature and may include recommendations forlegislative consideration. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 41, §2]