STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1103

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 307

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 307 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPEECH PATHOLOGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a provisional speech pathologist license for individuals engaging in clinical or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech pathologist.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that providing provisional speech pathology licenses will increase speech pathology training opportunities in the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that a licensed speech pathologist must be in good standing with the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology as a requirement to supervise a provisional licensee;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 307, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 307, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair