Hawaii § 302A-603 - Teaching without certificates or licenses; penalty.
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§ 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] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
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Section 302A-603 ("Teaching without certificates or licenses; penalty.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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