STAND. COM. REP. NO. 504-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2421

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2421 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND GUARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Reduce regulatory burdens on sole proprietors by including them within the definition of "firm," allowing sole proprietors to pay for one license fee and one bond, rather than two (for both the principal and agency);

(2) Codify and clarify the following long-standing policies of the Board of Private Detectives and Guard (Board):

(A) The principal detective or guard must be an employee of the agency;

(B) The principal detective or guard is responsible for the direct management and control of the agency and of the agency's employees;

(C) The individual licensee must possess a history of honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity, and fair dealing; and

(D) The Board has authority over license denial, renewal, and reactivation;

and

(3) Provide that chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishes the procedures for an appeal of a denial of license.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Board.

Your Committee finds that many of the Board's positions and practices in its operations have not been established by statute. Taking this step will not only add the necessary legality to the Board's actions, but also will streamline its operations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2421 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce,

 

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Chair