STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1495-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 65

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 65, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO PERFORM A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATION OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to perform a sunrise analysis of the proposed regulation of the profession of certified professional midwives and submit a report of findings of the sunrise analysis to the Legislature prior to the 2017 Regular Session.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Midwives Alliance of Hawaii and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

     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. 65, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair