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HI Rev Stat § 302A-494 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-494 Reconsideration of the need for an educational representative.

 §302A-494 Reconsideration of the need for an educational representative.  (a) If the adult student, educational representative, or qualified professional believes the adult student has regained decisional capacity, the adult student shall be assessed for capacity by a qualified professional who shall determine whether or not the adult student has regained decisional capacity and shall document the decision and the basis for the decision and provide the findings of the reconsideration in writing to be entered into the adult student's educational record. The qualified professional shall notify the adult student and the educational representative of any changes in the adult student's educational program.  (b) A special education decision made by an educational representative for an adult student shall be effective without judicial approval. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-495 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-495 Decisions by guardian.

 §302A-495 Decisions by guardian. Absent a court order to the contrary, a special education decision of a guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 560 takes precedence over that of an agent or educational representative. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-496 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-496 Duties and roles of the agent and educational representative.

 §302A-496 Duties and roles of the agent and educational representative. (a) The agent and educational representative shall have the same duties and responsibilities.  (b) The agent and the educational representative shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in meetings with respect to:   (1) The identification, evaluation, and educational placement of the student;   (2) The provision of free, appropriate public education to the student; and   (3) The provision of input in accordance with the adult student's individual instructions or other wishes, if any, to the extent known.  Otherwise, the agent and the educational representative shall participate in accordance with the determination of the student's best interest. In determining the student's best interest, the student's personal values, to the extent known, shall be taken into consideration. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-497 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-497 Educational information.

 §302A-497 Educational information. The agent for the power of attorney for special education or educational representative is authorized to make educational decisions for a student and has the same rights as the student to request, receive, examine, copy, and consent to the disclosure of the individualized education plan or any other educational records. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-498 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-498 Effect of copy.

 §302A-498 Effect of copy. A copy of a transfer of student's rights, revocation of the power of attorney for special education, the finding of lack of capacity, or the reconsideration of the appointment of an educational representative has the same effect as the original. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-501 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-501 Definitions.

Attorney General Opinions Bargained for random drug testing program for public school teachers with appropriate procedural protections is constitutional and would not violate either the federal or state Constitution. If a court were to find such a program to violate either the federal or state Constitution, the doctrine of qualified immunity would bar personal liability for any state official; if a court were to impose personal liability, based upon past history and practice, the legislature would fund payment of the claims. Att. Gen. Op. 08-1. A. Specific Definitions  §302A-501 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of sections 302A-602 to 302A-612, "school" includes every academic and noncollege type of school under governmental supervision.  (b) For the purposes of subpart D:  "Board" means the Hawaii teacher standards board.  "Emergency hire" means an unlicensed employee of the department paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement.  "License" means the document signifying the board's grant of permission to practice the profession of teaching.  "Teacher" means a licensed employee of the department paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 218, §2; am L 2001, c 312, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-601 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-601 REPEALED.

Attorney General Opinions Bargained for random drug testing program for public school teachers with appropriate procedural protections is constitutional and would not violate either the federal or state Constitution. If a court were to find such a program to violate either the federal or state Constitution, the doctrine of qualified immunity would bar personal liability for any state official; if a court were to impose personal liability, based upon past history and practice, the legislature would fund payment of the claims. Att. Gen. Op. 08-1.  §302A-601 REPEALED. L 2004, c 51, §24.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-601.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-601.3 REPEALED.

  §302A-601.3 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §47.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-602 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-602 Teachers; licenses and certificates.

  §302A-602 Teachers; licenses and certificates. (a) No person shall serve as a teacher in the department without first having obtained a license from the Hawaii teacher standards board in such form as the Hawaii teacher standards board determines. The department shall establish types of certificates in the educational field and the requirements to qualify for those certificates issued to individuals who are not required to obtain a license pursuant to sections 302A-801 to 302A-808.  (b) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, no person paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement shall serve as a teacher in the department without first having obtained a license pursuant to sections 302A-801 to 302A-808 from the Hawaii teacher standards board in such form as the Hawaii teacher standards board determines.  (c) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, the department may employ unlicensed individuals as emergency hires pursuant to sections 302A-801 to 302A-808. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2 and am c 122, § §2, 7; am L 1999, c 218, §4; am L 2001, c 312, § §4, 11; am L 2002, c 193, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-602.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-602.5 Certificates; revocation.

  §302A-602.5 Certificates; revocation. The department may revoke any certificate after its issuance if the certificate holder does not possess the requisite qualifications. For the purposes of this section, the term "certificate" does not include a license issued by the Hawaii teacher standards board pursuant to part III, subpart D. [L 1996, c 122, § §1, 7; am L 1999, c 218, §4; am L 2001, c 312, § §5, 11; am L 2002, c 193, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-603 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-603 Teaching without certificates or licenses; penalty.

  §302A-603 Teaching without certificates or licenses; penalty. (a) Except as otherwise provided, before the 1997-1998 school year, whoever serves in the department as a teacher without holding an unrevoked certificate issued under sections 302A-602 to 302A-639, and 302A-701, shall be fined not more than $25.  (b) Beginning with the 1997-1998 school year, whoever serves in the department as a teacher, paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement, without holding an unrevoked or unsuspended license or credential issued under sections 302A-801 to 302A-808, shall be fined not more than $500.  (c) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, an individual paid under the salary schedule contained in the unit 5 collective bargaining agreement, without holding an unrevoked license issued under sections 302A-801 to 302A-808, shall be fined not more than $500.  (d) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, emergency hires shall not be subject to this penalty. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2 and am c 122, § §3, 7; am L 1999, c 218, §4; am L 2001, c 312, § §6, 11; am L 2002, c 193, §3; am L 2012, c 133, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-604 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-604 Complex area superintendents.

 §302A-604 Complex area superintendents. The superintendent of education, with the approval of the board, shall appoint complex area superintendents for schools. The complex area superintendents shall supervise the delivery of administrative and instructional support services within their respective complex areas, including:  (1) Personnel, fiscal, and facilities support;  (2) Monitoring of compliance with applicable state and federal laws;  (3) Curriculum development, student assessment, and staff development services; and  (4) Special education programs and special schools within the complex area. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2003, c 187, §7; am L 2012, c 133, §11]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-604.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-604.5 REPEALED.

  §302A-604.5 REPEALED. L 2009, c 31, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-605 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-605 Principals and vice-principals.

  §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]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-606 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-606 REPEALED.

  §302A-606 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §48.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-607 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-607 REPEALED.

  §302A-607 REPEALED. L 2008, c 222, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-608 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-608 Reemployed teachers; rights.

  §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 teachers are eligible for retirement, pursuant to section 88-73 or 88-281, and shall not be discharged or demoted except for one or more of the causes specified in section 302A-609. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-609 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-609 Causes for discharge or demotion; preferred eligibility list.

  §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 hearing, may terminate the tenure rights of a teacher who fails to return to service, except when caused by illness, following the expiration of an approved leave of absence. Teachers may also be dismissed because of a decrease in the number of pupils or for other causes over which the department has no control. Dismissals due to a decrease in the number of pupils or for causes over which the department has no control shall begin with those teachers with the least number of years of service. The teachers so dismissed shall be placed on a preferred eligibility list and shall have the right to be restored to duty in the order of length of service whenever vacancies occur in which the teacher is qualified. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2] Attorney General Opinions  Bargained for random drug testing program for public school teachers with appropriate procedural protections is constitutional and would not violate either the federal or state Constitution. If a court were to find such a program to violate either the federal or state Constitution, the doctrine of qualified immunity would bar personal liability for any state official; if a court were to impose personal liability, based upon past history and practice, the legislature would fund payment of the claims. Att. Gen. Op. 08-1.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-611 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-611 Authorized leaves of absence; tenure status unaffected.

  §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 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-612 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-612 School teachers afflicted with tuberculosis.

  §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]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-613 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-613 Exchange teachers and educational officers; terms of contract.

  §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 educational officers of the State so exchanged shall be paid their regular salaries. The qualifications of all teachers and educational officers from any such state, country, or territory so exchanged shall be equal to the qualifications of the teachers and educational officers exchanged by the State. In the selection of teachers and educational officers to be exchanged, preference shall be given in the following order: teachers over educational officers; principals and vice-principals over other educational officers.  (b) All teachers and educational officers so exchanged by the State shall be furnished transportation to and from the state, country, or territory with which exchanged.  (c) No compensation shall be paid by the State to teachers and educational officers exchanged from any other state, country, or territory; provided that in any case where the exchanged teacher or educational officer sent from Hawaii becomes incapacitated or, for any reason, leaves the exchange position permanently, the department may pay the visiting exchange teacher or educational officer an amount not to exceed the salary rating of the teacher or educational officer on exchange from Hawaii. The arrangement may continue until the end of the current school year or until such time as some satisfactory adjustment has been made. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-614 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-614 Sabbatical leaves authorized.

  §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 return to the teacher's or educational officer's or an equivalent position at the expiration of the leave.  (b) In granting sabbatical leaves, the department shall consider, but not be limited to, the following:  (1) The nature and length of professional educational course work, research, or other professional activity approved by the department; and  (2) Applicant's seniority; provided that seniority shall not be the dominant factor in granting sabbatical leaves.  (c) The leave shall not be extended beyond one year and may not be repeated until after a period of seven additional years of service. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-615 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-615 Pay while on sabbatical.

  §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 installments, the last two of which shall not be made until after the teacher or educational officer has returned to the teacher's or educational officer's position in the department. A teacher or educational officer granted sabbatical leave may engage in any form of employment provided the conditions established in section 302A-616 are fulfilled. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-616 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-616 Conditions of sabbatical leave of absence.

  §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 the department. The department shall establish guidelines and criteria of professional educational course work, research, or other professional activity. Before granting a sabbatical leave to a teacher or educational officer, the department and the teacher or educational officer shall enter into a contract, which shall provide for the following:  (1) That the teacher or educational officer agrees to return to serve in the department, the University of Hawaii, or any community college for a period of not less than two years within one year after termination of the teacher's or educational officer's sabbatical leave;  (2) That upon failure of the teacher or educational officer to comply with paragraph (1), the teacher or educational officer agrees to refund to the department all moneys received while on sabbatical leave;  (3) That upon failure of the teacher or educational officer to comply with paragraph (2), the teacher or educational officer agrees to pay for all costs incurred by the department in enforcing paragraph (2);  (4) That upon failure to comply with paragraph (1), the educational officer's Hawaii teaching certificate shall be canceled by the department; and  (5) Any other provisions deemed necessary by the department to be included in the contract.  (b) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, this section shall be interpreted as though the term "certificate" read "license", as the latter terms are used in subpart D, and as circumstances require. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 312, § §8, 13]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-617 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-617 REPEALED.

 §302A-617 REPEALED. L 1997, c 144, §12.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-618 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-618 Classification, teachers.

  §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 jurisdiction of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii shall not suffer any loss of salary, seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, or other employee benefit or privilege.  (c) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, this section shall be interpreted as though the terms "certification" and "certificate" read "licensing" and "license", as the latter terms are used in subpart D, and as circumstances require. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 312, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-619 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-619 Classification, educational officers.

  §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 vice-principals and shall be based on the general pattern of a school administrator's career development and associated school administrator's qualification requirements. A separate classification/compensation plan shall be for all other educational officers and shall be reflective of the career development pattern and qualification requirements for the respective professional field of expertise; provided that both classification/compensation plans shall include classification appeals procedures. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 51, §13]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-621 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-621 Salary; deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents, complex area superintendents.

  §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 superintendent, assistant superintendents, and the complex area superintendents shall not exceed the superintendent's salary. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2003, c 187, §8; am L 2011, c 132, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-622 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-622 REPEALED.

  §302A-622 REPEALED. L 2009, c 51, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 302A-623 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-623 Salary ranges, educational officers.

  §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 subject to the requirements of section 302A-625. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 87, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-625 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-625 Educational officers' salary schedules.

  §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]
HI Rev Stat § 302A-626 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|302A. Education|302A-626 REPEALED.

 §302A-626 REPEALED. L 2016, c 87, §4.