STAND. COM. REP. NO.  125-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2921

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2921 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to maintain a level of skill, abilities, and competencies recognized within the electrical industry by revising the minimum requirements for licensure of electricians.

     The Hawaii Electricians Training Fund testified in support of this bill.  The University of Hawaii (UH) Community Colleges and Board of Electricians and Plumbers offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Requiring the acceptance of satisfactory completion of electrical academic coursework by a UH community college, rather than specifically Honolulu Community College, as a qualification for the licensure of journey worker electricians, journey worker specialty electricians, maintenance electricians, and journey worker industrial electricians; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2013, to ensure that applicants have ample time to complete the academic requirements established by this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2921, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2921, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair