Report Title:

Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing

Description:

Changes regulation of marriage and family therapist to regulation by the department of commerce and consumer affairs instead of the director. Extends sunset to 6/30/04.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2106

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to Marriage and family therapists

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 451J-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§451J-2[]] Marriage and family therapist licensing program. There is established a marriage and family therapist licensing program within the department. The program shall be administered by the [director.] department."

SECTION 2. Section 26H-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) (1) Chapter 451J (marriage and family therapists) shall be repealed on [December 31, 2002;] June 30, 2004; and

(2) Chapter 457G (occupational therapy practice) shall be repealed on December 31, 2003."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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