STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1734

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.C.R. No. 125

      S.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 Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 125, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE 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 urge the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Hawaii Division, to continue collaborating on the issue of developing, implementing, and monitoring continuing education requirements for all licensed marriage and family therapists in Hawaii, and to submit proposed legislation to the Legislature prior to the 2014 Regular Session that establishes, implements, and monitors these continuing education requirements.

The Marriage and Family Therapists Program of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and an individual testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 125, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair