STAND. COM. REP. NO. 805

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 10
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 10 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to limit remedial safety
training requirements to those drivers of motor vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating over ten thousand pounds.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Department of Transportation and the Hawaii Transportation
Association.

     Currently, Hawaii employers are required to provide a driver
improvement program for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
However, federal law requires remedial safety training in the
driver improvement program only for those drivers of vehicles
over ten thousand pounds gross weight.  This measure will make
Hawaii's requirements consistent with federal safety regulations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 10 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair