STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1371-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.C.R. No. 221

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Culture & the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 221 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGULATION AND LICENSURE OF MUSIC THERAPISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the auditor to conduct a sunrise review of the regulation and licensure of music therapists.

The Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs offered comments on this measure and the Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Linda Elento and Keiko Kajiwara testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Culture & the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 221 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Culture & the Arts,

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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair