STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1365-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 50

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 50 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO PERFORM A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER MODEL PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOULD BE LICENSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the auditor to perform a study to determine whether model photographers should be licensed by the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

     This resolution also requests that the Auditor submit to the Legislature a report on its findings and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009 and that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

     One concerned individual submitted comments.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce has amended this concurrent resolution by adding wedding photographers to the study.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 50, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 50, H.D. 1.

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

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair