STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1712

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 199

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 199 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY: HAWAII DIVISION, TO DEVELOP DRAFT LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MONITORING CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the quality of services provided by licensed marriage and family therapists by requesting the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: Hawaii Division to develop draft legislation establishing continuing education requirements for licenses.

Numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by urging the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: Hawaii Division to complete the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division's Continuing Professional Education Guidelines Checklist.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 199, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 199, H.D. 1.

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

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair