STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1574

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 947

      S.D. 2

      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 Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 947, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE VIOLATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the regulation of beauty culture licensees and permittees by:

     (1)  Authorizing the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue citations for certain violations of laws and administrative rules that apply to beauty culture licensees and permittees; and

     (2)  Establishing a process for beauty culture licensees and permittees to contest the citation and providing for assessment of fines for each violation.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Board of Barbering and Cosmetology supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 947, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair