STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3121

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2440

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2440, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act in order to protect student-athletes and educational institutions from potential harm and unethical practices of athlete agents.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education, the Hawaii Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation, the University of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletic Department, and the University of Hawaii at Hilo Athletic Department. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure requires further discussion and has not amended the July 1, 2020 effective date.

Your Committee has made technical, nonsubstantive stylistic changes.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2440, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2440, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Ways and Means.

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

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RON MENOR, Chair