STAND. COM. REP. NO.  734-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2272

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2272, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Clarify the definition of "landscape architect"; and

     (2)  Replace the existing definition of "surveyor" or "land surveyor" with new definitions for "land surveying" and "professional surveyor", "professional land surveyor", or "land surveyor".

The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the intent of this bill.  The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and a concerned individual submitted comments.

     After careful consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Further modifying the definition of "land surveying", including specifying that this definition does not apply to any person working within the scope of practice of another licensed profession as long as the person does not purport to be a land surveyor;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of consistency, clarity, and style.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2272, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2272, H.D. 2.

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

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair