CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 111

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 977

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 977, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to increase highway safety by conforming state law with recent changes to federal regulations relating to commercial driver licensing.  More specifically, this measure provides for a commercial learner's permit and implements various other changes to enhance the commercial driver license program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Requiring all commercial driver's licenses that are surrendered to be shredded;

(2)  Requiring the examiner of drivers to accept test scores of a Hawaii commercial learner's permit holder under specified conditions; and

(3)  Clarifying the circumstances under which a Hawaii commercial driver's license shall be issued.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 977, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 977, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
	____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair