STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1468

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 791
                                        H.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred H.B. No. 791, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND
     SALESPERSONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to consolidate the statutory
provisions relating to continuing education requirements for real
estate licensees, establish additional provisions intended to
provide flexibility and alternatives in the offering of
continuing education courses, codify the responsibilities of
principal brokers, and require the convening of a work study
group to address continuing education and other real estate
licensing-related issues.

     The Real Estate Commission (REC) and the Hawaii Association
of Realtors presented testimony in support of the measure. 

     This measure clarifies the REC's authority with respect to
approving continuing education courses and developing its own
courses, the responsibilities of continuing education providers
and instructors, and the criteria for continuing education
courses.  Your Committee finds that the consolidation of existing
statutory provisions relating to continuing education
requirements for real estate licensees will facilitate the review
and understanding of these requirements by licensees, continuing
education providers, and continuing education instructors.  


 
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     Your Committee further finds that the new section added to
chapter 467, Hawaii Revised Statutes, clarifies and specifies the
responsibilities of a principal broker, including the principal
broker's duty to train its associated real estate licensees and
to provide current and updated information to its licensees
regarding real estate licensing laws, and other laws and rules. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 791, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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