STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1468-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 18
                                     H.D. 1




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.C.R. No. 18, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
     LEGISLATION FOR THE REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION OF
     CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
     STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC
     ACCOUNTANTS AND THE UNIFORM ACCOUNTANCY ACT AS RECOMMENDED
     BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF ACCOUNTANCY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request
that:

     (1)  Legislation for the regulation of the profession of
          certified public accountancy be developed by the
          Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA),
          Board of Public Accountancy, Hawaii Society of
          Certified Public Accountants, the Hawaii Accountants
          Coalition, and the Hawaii Chapter of the National
          Association of Tax Practitioners; and

     (2)  The proposed legislation be completed in time for the
          Governor to consider it for inclusion in the
          Administration's 2001 legislative package.


 
 
 
 
 
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     DCCA and the National Association of Tax Practitioners
testified in support of this concurrent resolution.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose
of H.C.R. No. 18, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair