STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1732

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.C.R. No. 87

      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. 87, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE HAWAII PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP DRAFT LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MONITORING CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS 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 Hawaii Psychological Association to continue collaborating on the issue of developing, implementing, and monitoring continuing education requirements for all licensed psychologists in the State, and to submit draft legislation to the Legislature prior to the 2014 Regular Session on the development, implementation, and monitoring of these continuing education requirements.

The Board of Psychology, Hawaii Psychological Association,

I Ola Lahui, and several individuals supported 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. 87, 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