STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1756-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2201

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 2201, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the names of several professional regulatory boards to accurately reflect their current roles by removing the word "examiner" and renaming:

(1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to Hawaii Board of Chiropractic;

(2) The Board of Dental Examiners to Board of Dentistry;

(3) The Board of Examiners in Optometry to Hawaii Board of Optometry; and

(4) The Board of Veterinary Examiners to Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine.

The Board of Dental Examiners, Hawaii Dental Hygienists' Association, and many individuals testified in support of this measure. The Professional and Vocational and Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018; and

(2) 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. 2201, 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. 2201, 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