STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1511

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 173

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 173 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Auditor, in accordance with section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, conduct a sunrise analysis of S.B. No. 224, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, introduced during the Regular Session of 2017, relating to the licensure of school psychologists.

The Department of Education supported this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and a concerned individual submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 173 and recommends that it be referred to your Committees on Intrastate Commerce and Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair