STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1344-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3077

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3077, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY LICENSING ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to align the regulatory structure for the practices of barbering and cosmetology by consolidating the existing statutory framework under a new chapter and to:

(1) Update definitions and other provisions to accommodate the needs of the industries and the public;

(2) Increase penalties and fine amounts for unlicensed activity and license violations; and

(3) Remove the medical clearance requirement for licensees.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Your Committee finds that the inconsistencies in the separate statutory chapters that regulate barbering and cosmetology add undue complexity. This measure will consolidate and align the regulatory scheme for the two professions to clarify licensure requirements and address the evolving concerns and needs of the industries.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that a barber school must be licensed by the Department of Education;

(2) Clarifying that licenses and permits must be conspicuously displayed in the barber, beauty operator, beauty instructor, barber shop, beauty shop, beauty school, barber apprentice, beauty apprentice, or temporary permittee's office, place of business or employment, or school, as applicable, rather than specifically in a barber shop, beauty shop, or beauty school; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3077, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3077, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair