STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1431-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2201

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 2201, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to rename the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Dental Examiners, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and Board of Veterinary Examiners as the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic, Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygienists, Hawaii Board of Optometry, and Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, respectively, to more accurately reflect their scope and duties.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and numerous concerned individuals supported the measure. The Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Board of Dental Examiners, and Hawaii Dental Hygienists' Association submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Renaming the Board of Dental Examiners as the Board of Dentistry;

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intrastate Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2201, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2201, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intrastate Commerce,

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair