STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1554

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 1264

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 1264, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SECURITY GUARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help security guard agencies maintain adequate numbers of licensed security guards to meet client expectations without compromising consumer protection by:

     (1)  Amending security guard registration, license renewal, instruction, and training requirements; and

     (2)  Requiring the Board of Private Detectives and Guards to conduct a study to:

          (A)  Review current laws, administrative rules, and procedures governing the registration of security guards;

          (B)  Analyze whether prices charged by training instructors should be regulated by the Board; and

          (C)  Analyze whether security guard agencies should be prohibited from denying their employees from taking outside supplemental employment.

The Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners dba Hawaii Council of Community Associations and Associa testified in support of this measure.  The Board of Private Detectives and Guards provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting language allowing security guard applicants to begin working immediately as long as they meet all registration, instruction, and training requirements within thirty days of the first day of employment;

     (2)  Clarifying that the required national criminal history record check shall be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

     (3)  Deleting the requirement that the Board conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 1264, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1264, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair