STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1096-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2167

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred S.B. No. 2167, S.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 add a definition of "land surveying", clarify the definition of "landscape architect", and replace the definition of "surveyor" or "land surveyor" with a definition of "professional surveyor", "professional land surveyor", or "land surveyor".

The Hawaii Land Surveyors Association and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, for the purposes of facilitating further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2167, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2167, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair