Report Title:

Regulation of Mental Health Counselors; Sunset; Repealed

 

Description:

Repeals sunset provisions for chapter 453D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to mental health counselors, to be effective upon approval.

 


THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2159

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to professions.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to repeal the law that provides for the periodic repeal of newly enacted professional and vocational regulatory programs.

     SECTION 2.  Section 26H-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

     ["§26H-4  Repeal dates for newly enacted professional and vocational regulatory programs.  (a)  Any professional or vocational regulatory program enacted after January 1, 1994, and listed in this section shall be repealed on December 31, 2008.  The auditor shall perform an evaluation of the program, pursuant to section 26H-5, prior to its repeal date.

     (b)  Chapter 453D (mental health counselors) shall be repealed on December 31, 2008."]

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.


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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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