Title 18, Education

§302A-605 Principals and vice-principals. Principals and vice-principals shall meet the department's certification requirements. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 31, §1; am L 2001, c 256, §2 and c 287, §1; am L 2010, c 34, §2; am L 2011, c 75, §2; am L 2014, c 232, §8]

[§302A-608] Reemployed teachers; rights. After the completion of the probationary period without discharge, such teachers as are thereupon reemployed shall continue in service in the public schools during good behavior and competent service and prior to the age at which the teach…

[§302A-609] Causes for discharge or demotion; preferred eligibility list. Causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher shall be inefficiency or immorality; wilful violations of policies and rules of the department; or for other good and just cause. The department, without a …

§302A-610 Job-sharing. (a) A job-sharing program is established in the department subject to the requirements in this section. (b) The superintendent shall announce the job-sharing program to all full-time, tenured, certificated personnel of the department, excluding educational …

[§302A-611] Authorized leaves of absence; tenure status unaffected. The granting of authorized leaves of absence by the department to regularly employed teachers shall not affect any of the tenure rights that the teacher may have acquired prior thereto under section 302A-608. [L …

[§302A-612] School teachers afflicted with tuberculosis. No person who has contracted tuberculosis, while afflicted with the disease, may be allowed to teach in any public school. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]

[§302A-613] Exchange teachers and educational officers; terms of contract. (a) The superintendent may contract for the exchange of teachers and educational officers of the State with teachers and educational officers of any other state, country, or territory. Teachers and educati…

[§302A-614] Sabbatical leaves authorized. (a) The department may grant a year's or six months' sabbatical leave of absence to any teacher or educational officer who has served seven years in the public schools of the State. The teacher or educational officer shall be guaranteed a…

[§302A-615] Pay while on sabbatical. Teachers or educational officers on sabbatical leave shall be paid an amount equal to one-half of the salary to which the teacher or educational officer would be entitled if regularly reappointed. The payments shall be made in regular monthly …

§302A-616 Conditions of sabbatical leave of absence. (a) A teacher or educational officer on sabbatical leave shall devote one-half of the teacher's or educational officer's total leave to professional educational course work, research, or other professional activity approved by …

§302A-618 Classification, teachers. (a) The designation of any teacher to any given class shall be determined by the department in accordance with licensing requirements. (b) Any teacher teaching technical school courses who is transferred to a community college under the jurisdi…

§302A-619 Classification, educational officers. The board shall classify all educational officer positions of the department and shall adopt two separate classification/compensation plans for educational officers. One classification/compensation plan shall be for principals and v…

[§302A-620] Classification/compensation appeals board; adjustments to classification/compensation plan. (a) There shall be established a classification/compensation appeals board within the department for administrative purposes. The appeals board shall be composed of three membe…

§302A-621 Salary; deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents, complex area superintendents. The salaries of the deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents, and complex area superintendents shall be set by the board; provided that the salaries of the deputy superintend…

§302A-623 Salary ranges, educational officers. Salary ranges for educational officer positions of the department shall be determined by the board based on the position classification/compensation plan approved by the board. Salary ranges for educational officer positions shall be…

§302A-624 Teachers' salary schedule. (a) The salary schedule for all teachers of the department shall be negotiated pursuant to section 89-9. (b) All teachers shall meet the following requirements: (c) In case of promotion from a teaching position to an educational officer, the e…

§302A-625 Educational officers' salary schedules. The salary schedule for all educational officers of the department shall be negotiated pursuant to section 89-9. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 256, §3]

§302A-627 Credit for military service. Any teacher who served on active duty with the armed forces of the United States shall be given credit by the department for the teacher's military service in the determination of the teacher's salary, the teacher's eligibility for leaves of…

[§302A-628] Change in classification. Any teacher who qualifies for a higher class shall be transferred to the higher class as of the beginning of the next semester and shall receive the salary at the appropriate step and range of the higher class. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]

[§302A-629] Educational officers; demotion, transfers. Any educational officer demoted to a position in a lower salary range shall continue to be paid the educational officer's previous salary for the first year of the educational officer's demotion, after which time the educatio…

§302A-630 [Teachers; additional benefits or credits.] (a) Teachers with special assignments, where their responsibilities are greater, may be provided additional benefits by the department. (b) Teachers in Hawaiian language medium education whose responsibilities are greater or u…

§302A-631 Educational officers with special assignments; principals and vice-principals at special needs schools. (a) Educational officers at the state, district, and school levels with special assignments, where their duties and responsibilities are greater than the duties and r…

[§302A-632] Additional benefits to certain [school personnel and] teachers. The department shall provide additional benefits to grade level chairpersons, department heads, registrars, and librarians in schools. The department shall also provide additional benefits to teachers ass…

§302A-633.6 Allocations for coaches. (a) Persons who serve as coaches for school activities shall be paid a portion or all of their allocation for their services, which shall increase by the same percentage as specified in a collectively bargained agreement negotiated for bargain…

§302A-636 Cafeteria managers. All cafeteria managers employed in the department shall be employed and have their salaries fixed in accordance with chapter 76 and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule, and the monthly rates …

§302A-637 Cafeteria workers. All cafeteria workers employed in the department shall be employed and have their compensation adjusted in accordance with chapter 76 and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule, and the monthly r…

[§302A-638] Evaluation of teachers and educational officers. The department shall establish an evaluation program for all teachers and educational officers. The evaluation shall be performed at least once in each school year. The program shall define the criteria for evaluation a…

§302A-639 Houseparents; statewide center for students with hearing and visual impairments. All houseparents at the statewide center for students with hearing and visual impairments employed in the department shall be employed and have their compensation adjusted according to chap…

[§302A-641] Meal count assistants, adult supervisors, and classroom cleaners; minimum wage. Except as provided in section 387-9, the wages of meal count assistants, adult supervisors, and classroom cleaners of the department shall be no less than the current state minimum wage as…

[§302A-642] Asthma training. (a) The department may develop and provide asthma training to teachers and other department employees who interact with students. Any training provided under this section shall include recognizing the symptoms of asthma and asthma management. (b) The …

C. Staff Development and Incentives §302A-701 Incentive packages for quality teachers, principals, and vice-principals. Teachers, principals, and vice-principals in the public school system may accept incentive packages provided by local communities for the purpose of retaining t…

[§302A-702] Candidates for certification. (a) There is created in the department, a national board certification support program to provide assistance to any teacher in a public school who becomes a candidate for national board certification. (b) The Hawaii teacher standards boar…

§302A-703 Educational officers, salary incentives. (a) The salary ranges for principal and vice-principal positions shall be determined by the board, based on the position classification/compensation plan approved by the board and salary incentives designed to: (b) The department…

§302A-704 Tuition assistance for exemplary teachers to attend the University of Hawaii. (a) The superintendent, subject to the availability of funds, may award tuition assistance to exemplary teachers who want to become vice-principals in Hawaii's public schools, and who are: (b)…

§302A-706 Teacher national board certification incentive program. (a) There is established within the department the teacher national board certification incentive program to recognize and support exemplary teaching practice by supporting public school teachers who have achieved …

[§302A-707] Felix stipend program special fund. (a) There is established the Felix stipend program special fund, into which shall be deposited all moneys received as repayment from students due to a breach in contractual agreements under the Felix stipend program, which offers tu…

§302A-708 Career development opportunities. The department shall provide career pathways development and training opportunities to all school health assistants in the school health services field and other fields within the department to ensure the opportunity for continued emplo…

[§302A-709] Computer science teacher development programs. (a) The department may enter into a contract or agreement with one or more entities to develop and implement computer science teacher development programs; provided that an entity shall be: (b) An entity that intends to e…

D. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board §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 seventeen members, includi…

§302A-802 Licensing and certification standards; policies. (a) The board shall establish licensing and certification standards that govern teacher licensing and certification in Hawaii. Licensing and certification standards established by the board shall be adopted as rules under…

§302A-803 Powers and duties of the board. (a) In addition to establishing standards for the issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates and any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board's powers shall also include: (b) If, in accordance with chapter 92, the board…

§302A-804 Powers and duties of the department, commission, and charter schools. (a) The department, commission, and charter schools shall retain all of their rights and powers except for the authority provided to the board under this subpart. (b) The department's powers and dutie…

§302A-805 Teachers; license or permit required; renewals. [(a)] No person shall serve as a half-time or full-time teacher in a public school without first having obtained a license or permit from the board under this subpart. All licenses and permits issued by the board shall be …

[§302A-805.5] Approval of teacher education programs; professional development of teachers. The board shall be responsible for approving teacher education programs that meet the standards established by the board. The board may engage in efforts relating to the improvement of ins…

[§302A-805.6] Efforts related to teacher quality. (a) The board may participate in efforts relating to issues affecting teacher quality. The board may conduct professional development activities related to its standards, and shall promote and support high teacher standards and ac…

§302A-807 Refusal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses. (a) The board shall serve as the final adjudicator for appeals relating to licensing, including the issuance or nonissuance of licenses, and the condition, suspension, nonrenewal, and revocation of licenses…