STAND. COM. REP. NO. 539-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2565
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2565 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GARMENT INDUSTRY HOMEWORK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to repeal Chapter 375, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, which covers workers who sew at home for
garment manufacturers.  This law requires the Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations to issue an Industrial Homework
Certificate if certain criteria are met by the employer and
homeworker.

     Your Committee finds that repeal of this chapter will help
to eliminate unnecessary regulations. 

     Testimony was received in support of this measure from the
Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2565 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.


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



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair