STAND. COM. REP. NO. 664

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1238
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1238, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to transfer to the Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs the responsibility for the
licensing and regulation of trade schools for barbering and
massage.

     Currently, the Department of Education has jurisdiction over
the licensing and regulation of private trade, vocational, or
technical schools, subject to certain exceptions.  This measure
proposes to establish responsibility for the licensing and
regulation of schools for barbering and massage with the
respective profession's licensing body within the Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending the definition of "student" in section 438-1
          and sections 438-2(c) and 438-7(b), to conform to the
          definition of "barbering school" added by section 4 of
          this measure;


 
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     (2)  Amending the definition of "massage therapist student"
          in section 452-1 and sections 452-2(b), 452-4(c), and
          452-13(a), to conform to the definition of "massage
          therapy school" added by section 5 of this measure; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1238, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1238, S.D.
2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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