HB 1840: DOE; HTSB; CHARTER SCHOOLS; EMERGENCY HIRES; RULES; UH; GRADUATION GOAL REPORT; TRAINING

Permits the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years.  Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board extend the five-year period in the case of a declared state of emergency.  Establishes a graduation goal for the University of Hawaii and requires a report to the Legislature on the progress toward achieving that goal.  Requires the Department of Education to provide training to assist emergency hires in passing the Praxis examination and require the training be mandatory for emergency hires in their fourth and fifth years as a condition of employment.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)