CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 75

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 167
                                  H.D. 3
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




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

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 167, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER
    LICENSING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1) Establish a driving curfew for minors;

     (2) Raise to 15 years and 6 months the age at which a minor
         may apply for a permit;

     (3) Raise to 16 years the minimum age of licensing;

     (4) Require a behind-the-wheel driver training course for
         all drivers under the age of eighteen;

 
 
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     (5) Clarify that a person must have a permit to operate a
         motor vehicle in connection with behind-the-wheel
         training; and

     (6) Require the Director of Transportation to establish and
         certify a statewide driver education program and behind-
         the-wheel driver training program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1) Deleting the driving curfew for minors;

     (2) Requiring a driver education program, along with a
         behind-the-wheel driver training course for all drivers
         under the age of eighteen;

     (3) Deleting the requirement that all drivers under the age
         of eighteen complete a minimum of 10 hours of behind-
         the-wheel training and a minimum of 30 hours of
         classroom training; and

     (4) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity,
         consistency, and style.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 167, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 167, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair             KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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AVERY CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair           PAUL T. OSHIRO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair     KENNY GOODENOW, Co-Chair

 
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ROBERT BUNDA, Member               BOB NAKASONE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RANDALL IWASE, Member              GALEN FOX, Member



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SAM SLOM, Member