STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1679

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 946

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 946, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO ADJUST PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to update the authority of the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) to increase or decrease fees or nontax revenues for:

(1)  Six new licensing areas, subject to approval by the Governor, that relate to athletic trainers, behavior analysts, mixed martial arts, respiratory therapists, uniform athlete agents, and veterinary technicians; and

(2)  Any new board, commission, program, or entity created pursuant to title 25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and assigned to the DCCA or placed within the DCCA for administrative purposes.

DCCA testified in support of the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 946, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair