Establishes a pilot program to rehire retired educators for hard-to-staff positions in Hawaii's Department of Education.

The bill creates a critical skills retention pilot program within the Department of Education to address teacher shortages in hard-to-staff geographic regions and specialized subject areas. The program allows for the rehiring of retired educators under specific conditions, including a good-faith recruitment effort and no prior employment with the state or county in the six months before reemployment. Rehired educators will not earn additional service credit or contribute to the pension accumulation fund.

Establishes a pilot program to rehire retired educators for hard-to-staff positions in Hawaii's Department of Education.

The bill creates a critical skills retention pilot program within the Department of Education to address teacher shortages in hard-to-staff geographic regions and specialized subject areas. The program allows for the rehiring of retired educators under specific conditions, including a good-faith recruitment effort and no prior employment with the state or county in the six months before reemployment. Rehired educators will not earn additional service credit or contribute to the pension accumulation fund.