STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1387-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2465

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 2465, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require psychologists in the State to complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of continuing education courses for each licensing renewal biennium, beginning with the 2016 through 2018 biennium.

The Board of Psychology, Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Medical Association, National Association of Social Workers Hawaii Chapter, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2014; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2465, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2465, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair