CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 60

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 770

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 770, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL ESTATE LICENSES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require a high school education or its equivalent as a condition for new applicants to obtain a license as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson.

Your Committee on Conference finds that requiring a high school diploma or its equivalent as a condition for obtaining a real estate broker or real estate salesperson license ensures an educated licensee population in order to protect consumers in their real estate transactions, which is one of the most important financial decisions in many people's lives. This measure supports efforts to raise the bar of professionalism in the real estate industry by establishing a minimum educational requirement for new applicants.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 770, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 770, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair