STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1633

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 770

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 770, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

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

The Hawaii Association of REALTORS and a few concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Real Estate Commission commented on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Making the condition applicable only to new applicants who are applying for licensure as a real estate broker or salesperson for the first time on or after the effective date of this measure, and not to renewal applicants; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000.

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. 770, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 770, 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