CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 108

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 238
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




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

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 238, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to simplify, streamline, and
clarify the State's real estate licensing laws.  Under this
measure:

     (1)  A limited liability company registered with the State
          may hold a real estate license;

     (2)  The Real Estate Commission is authorized to issue a
          preliminary advisory decision on a license application;


 
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     (3)  The requirements for a real estate broker's license are
          clarified; 

     (4)  The license examination requirement may be waived under
          certain circumstances; and 
     
     (5)  The registration requirement for a real estate broker's
          site office is repealed.

     Additionally, the measure makes other changes to
chapter 467, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), intended to provide
for a more efficient administration of the real estate licensing
laws.  

     Upon careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure to:
     
     (1)  Provide in section 1 that the purpose of the measure,
          among other things, is to:

          (A)  Facilitate the review and understanding of the
               continuing education laws, rather than to simplify
               and deregulate the certification of real estate
               continuing education instructors;

          (B)  Require the registration of real estate branch
               offices, rather than to deregulate the branch
               offices; and

          (C)  Repeal the requirement that real estate site
               offices be registered, rather than the
               registration of real estate site offices;

     (2)  Add a new section to chapter 467, HRS, that
          consolidates the laws relating to the Real Estate
          Commission's authority regarding continuing education
          for real estate salespersons and brokers, and the
          requirements relating to continuing education
          providers, instructors, and courses;

     (3)  Repeal, rather than amend the definition of "continuing
          education"; and 

     (4)  Make technical, stylistic, and formatting changes. 

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 238, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 238, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

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                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RON MENOR, Co-Chair                BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair            BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
ROMY M. CACHOLA, Member            SAM SLOM, Member



______________________________
BOB NAKASONE, Member



______________________________
GALEN FOX, Member


 
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