reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
HI Rev Stat § 302A-627 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-627 Salary ratings of entering or reentering teachers; credit for military service.

  §302A-627 Salary ratings of entering or reentering teachers; credit for military service. (a) Any teacher with more than one year of teaching experience, and so accredited by the department, entering or reentering the service of the department shall have the teacher's salary rating determined by the personnel executive of the department, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, so that the salary rating shall be equal to the salary ratings held by incumbent teachers in the department with the identical number of years of experience.  (b) 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 absence, and for all other purposes of seniority. Both reentering and entering teachers shall have each year of their military service or six months thereof credited as a year of teaching experience; provided that no more than four years of credit for military service shall be allowed. Evidence of military service shall be by certificate. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-628 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-628 Change in classification.

  §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]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-629 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-629 Educational officers; demotion, transfers.

  §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 educational officer shall be compensated at the appropriate step in the salary range to which the educational officer has been demoted. Unless otherwise provided by the department, any educational officer who is in a school in which the school rating has declined to a number that would place the educational officer in a lower classification shall continue to be paid at the educational officer's same salary range as long as the educational officer remains in the same position in the same school. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-630 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-630 Teachers; additional benefits or credits.

  §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 unique and require additional language skills may be provided additional benefits by the department.  (c) In determining additional benefits for vocational agriculture and technical school teachers, the department may allow credit for practical experience.  (d) In determining additional benefits for teachers, staff, and administrators in Hawaiian language medium education, the department may allow credit for practical experience. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 133, §3] Cross References  Hawaiian language medium education, see chapter 302H.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-631 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-631 Educational officers with special assignments; principals and vice-principals at special needs schools.

  §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 responsibilities falling within the scope of their ordinary duties and responsibilities, shall be provided additional benefits by the department.  (b) Principals and vice-principals at special needs schools shall be provided additional benefits by the department pursuant to section 302A-625. As used in this subsection, "special needs schools" means those schools having a relatively large proportion of students exhibiting low performance, as indicated by such factors as low standardized achievement test scores, a high retention rate, and a low graduation rate for the area. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 256, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-632 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-632 Additional benefits to certain school personnel and teachers.

 [ §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 assigned to schools in areas designated as limited environment communities by the department. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-633 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-633 REPEALED.

 §302A-633 REPEALED. L 1997, c 144, §13.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-633.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-633.5 REPEALED.

  §302A-633.5 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §49.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-633.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-633.6 Allocations for coaches.

 §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 bargaining unit (5) and in force for that time period.  (b) The base stipend for coaches shall be the compensation amounts for coaches for the 2000-2001 school year. Effective July 1, 2003, the base stipend for all coaches of department of education activities shall be increased by fifty per cent for coaches who are employed by the department of education in a teaching capacity and by twenty-five per cent for coaches who are not employed by the department of education in a teaching capacity.  (c) Coaches covered by this section may choose to waive all or part of the coach's right or interest in the payment stipend. If a coach chooses to waive all or part of the stipend, the department of budget and finance shall dispense funds in the amount of the waiver directly to the school to be used for the benefit of the coach's team. No amount waived under this section shall be deemed to be or reported as income of the coach choosing to waive. [L 2001, c 315, §2; am L 2002, c 230, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-636 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-636 Cafeteria managers.

  §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 of basic compensation so determined shall be payable over a twelve-month period without proration or deduction for periods when school is not in session. Cafeteria managers shall have the same vacation and sick leave allowances as school teachers and principals. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 148, §25] Cross References  Criminal history record checks, see §302A-601.5.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-637 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-637 Cafeteria workers.

  §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 rates of basic compensation so determined shall be payable for employment over a twelve-month period. All cafeteria workers shall be employed on a full-time basis, except that a limited number of part-time workers may be employed by the department. No cafeteria worker employed on a part-time basis shall work less than twenty hours per week. The department shall establish a schedule, based on factors that determine the need for part-time workers, fixing the number of part-time workers that may be employed by the department. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 148, §26]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-638 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-638 Evaluation of teachers and educational officers.

  §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 and assign responsibilities for the application of the criteria. The evaluation of a teacher or educational officer shall be on the basis of efficiency, ability, and such other criteria as the department shall determine. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-638.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-638.5 REPEALED.

  §302A-638.5 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §50.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-639 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-639 Houseparents; statewide center for students with hearing and visual impairments.

  §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 chapter 76 and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule, and the monthly rates of basic compensation so determined shall be payable for employment over a twelve-month period. All houseparents shall be employed for twelve months on a full-time basis. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 148, §27]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-640 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-640 REPEALED.

  §302A-640 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §51.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-641 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-641 Meal count assistants, adult supervisors, and classroom cleaners; minimum wage.

  §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 required in section 387-2. [L 2005, c 191, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-701 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-701 Incentive packages for quality teachers, principals, and vice-principals.

  §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 those teachers, principals, and vice-principals in schools with high teacher, principal, or vice-principal turnover. Packages may include such items as:  (1) Provision of housing;  (2) Provision of mileage reimbursement;  (3) Provision of discounts at local businesses; and  (4) Other items not covered by chapter 89, and agreed upon by the community. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 256, §6] Cross References  Other incentives, see chapter 304A.  Teachers' housing, see § §302A-832 to 302A-835.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-702 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-702 Candidates for certification.

  §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 board shall develop, implement, and administer the program. [L 2001, c 314, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-703 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-703 Educational officers, salary incentives.

  §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:  (1) Keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level;  (2) Encourage exemplary principals and vice-principals to accept long-term assignments to hard-to-staff schools, special needs schools, and schools with high teacher turnover;  (3) Encourage exemplary teachers to become vice-principals;  (4) Encourage exemplary vice-principals to become principals; and  (5) Encourage exemplary educational officers to become vice-principals.  (b) The department shall develop a definition of "exemplary" in consultation with the appropriate collective bargaining representative.  Salary ranges and salary incentives for educational officer positions shall be subject to the requirements of section 302A-625. [L 2001, c 256, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 87, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-704 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-704 Tuition assistance for exemplary teachers to attend the University of Hawaii.

  §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:  (1) Residents of the State, as defined by the board of regents pursuant to section [304A-402]; and  (2) Taking courses that will lead to certification as a public school principal, on any campus of the University of Hawaii.  (b) The superintendent shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section. The rules shall include:  (1) A definition of "exemplary teacher" as determined under section 302A-703(b);  (2) Descriptions of the minimum academic qualification of students who may be awarded full or partial tuition assistance under this section;  (3) Listings of acceptable fields of study, degrees, and periods of eligibility for students who may be awarded tuition assistance under this section;  (4) Procedures for demonstrating the ongoing, satisfactory academic performance of students who have accepted tuition assistance under this section;  (5) Explanations of any obligations for students who have accepted tuition assistance under this section;  (6) Procedures for administratively transferring moneys for tuition assistance awarded under this section from the department of education to the University of Hawaii; and  (7) Procedures for enforcing this subsection.  (c) Chapters 42F, 103D, and 103F shall not apply to this section. [L 2001, c 256, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 75, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-705 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-705 REPEALED.

  §302A-705 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §52.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-706 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-706 Teacher national board certification incentive program.

  §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 national board certification under the certification program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The teacher national board certification incentive program shall provide:  (1) A $5,000 bonus per year for each public school teacher who maintains current national board certification;  (2) $1,500 upon completing all components of the certification program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards;  (3) A reimbursement of the remainder of the national board certification application fee upon achievement of national board certification; and  (4) An additional $5,000 bonus per year for each public school teacher who maintains current national board certification and who teaches at:  (A) A school in a focus, priority, or superintendent's zone, or other similar designation, as determined by the department;  (B) A school with a high turnover rate, as determined by the department; or  (C) A hard-to-fill school, as determined by the department.  (b) The incentive program shall include a mentoring component that encourages and enables national board-certified teachers to assist other teachers and share their teaching expertise. [L 2004, c 51, §38; am L 2007, c 228, §1; am L 2015, c 107, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-707 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-707 Felix stipend program special fund.

  §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 tuition waivers for qualified candidates who enroll at the University of Hawaii in special education teacher programs at the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate levels in exchange for their agreement to work for the department for a period of three to five years immediately following completion of their teacher preparation program.  (b) The special fund shall be administered and used by the department to provide ongoing funding for the provision of tuition assistance to students for the Felix consent decree recruitment and retention program, or any successor programs, and related costs. [L 2007, c 276, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-708 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-708 Career development opportunities.

  §302A-708 Career development opportunities. The department of education shall provide career pathways development and training opportunities to all school health aides in the school health services field and other fields within the department of education to ensure the opportunity for continued employment with the department of education. [L 2007, c 105, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-709 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-709 Computer science teacher development programs.

  §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:  (1) An educational agency, including a charter educational agency, or a consortia of educational agencies in the State;  (2) An institution of higher education located in the State; or  (3) A nationally recognized provider of effective computer science professional development.  (b) An entity that intends to enter into a contract or agreement with the department pursuant to this section shall first submit a proposal to the department that, at minimum, shall address how the entity plans to:  (1) Instruct teachers with varying levels of knowledge and experience in computer science;  (2) Provide teachers with experience in hands-on, inquiry-based practices;  (3) Utilize effective practices for professional development;  (4) Emphasize the conceptual foundations of computer science;  (5) Instruct teachers how to effectively teach students in computer science, including students from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in computer science careers;  (6) Adapt its instruction to accommodate the particular needs of teachers in different schools and districts; and  (7) Meet other requirements established by the department. [L 2018, c 51, pt of §2] Cross References  Computer science; curricula plan; public schools, see §302A-323.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-802 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-802 Licensing and certification standards; policies.

  §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 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 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 or the commission, when appropriate. The department or the commission, when appropriate, 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 or the commission, when appropriate, deems necessary for a permit. The department or the commission, when appropriate, 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, or by the commission, when appropriate;  (5) Pursue full teacher license reciprocity with all other states; and  (6) Develop a plan to facilitate an optional certification for those who teach or intend to teach at private schools. [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; am L 2014, c 39, §4; am L 2020, c 53, §1]