STAND. COM. REP. NO.3382

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.C.R. No. 16

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 16 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGULATION OF HYPNOTHERAPISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize a sunrise review of hynotherapist regulation.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) testified in support of this measure.

State policy dictates that regulation of a profession or vocation only be undertaken where reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of consumers. Therefore, pursuant to section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, a measure proposing to establish a new regulatory system must be referred by concurrent resolution to the Auditor for a "sunrise" analysis that sets forth the probable effects of the measure and assesses whether the measure is consistent with State regulatory policy.

Senate Bill No. 2497, as introduced this session, proposes to establish a hypnotherapist licensing system within DCCA. Therefore, this concurrent resolution refers the measure to the Auditor for a sunrise analysis.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 16 and recommends its adoption.

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

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RON MENOR, Chair