HRS §302A-501
Definitions for school and teacher rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines key terms used in other parts of the law. It explains what counts as a school, who the Board is, what a license means, and who is a teacher or emergency hire. These definitions apply only to specific sections of the law.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(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.
Sections this one refers to
§302A-602 Teacher licenses and certificates
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