(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.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-603

  • Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • License: means the recognition granted by the Hawaii teacher standards board to an individual to practice the profession of teaching. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • Teacher: means a person whose duties in the public educational system are primarily teaching or instruction of students or related activities centered primarily on students and who is in close and continuous contact with students, and shall include but not be limited to classroom teachers, school librarians, counselors, registrars, and special education teachers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
(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 §§ 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 §§ 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.