CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 95-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2273

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 2273, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANIC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM,"

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:

     (1)  Authorize the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board to enter into agreements with entities, educational institutions, and other organizations to develop and administer a certification program for motor vehicle mechanics that will ensure that motor vehicle mechanics' knowledge, skills, and abilities are current and in line with industry standards; and

     (2)  Allow the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board to accept certificates from a national certification program without contracting with the national certification program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon its approval.

     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. 2273, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2273, 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

_______________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
_______________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
_______________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA, Co-Chair