STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1067

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 167
                                     H.D. 3




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
167, H.D. 2, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote highway safety by:

     (1)  Establishing a graduated licensing procedure for
          persons under the age of eighteen; and

     (2)  Mandating driver education courses and behind-the-wheel
          driver training for all new drivers.

     The Department of Transportation, the Governor's Highway
Safety Council Impaired Driving Task Force, the Department of
Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and Mothers
Against Drunk Driving testified in support of this measure.  The
Honolulu Police Department and an individual testified in support
of the intent of this measure.

     It is your Committee's understanding that the Department of
Transportation will confer with the Department of Education in
deciding on the amount to assess students for the driver
education and training courses.  Your Committee believes that the
amount assessed for the courses should be a reasonable amount to
enable the programs to be self-sufficient and to prevent any
undue financial hardship on the driver applicants.

 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Specifying that the bill is to take effect upon its
          approval; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to correct
          drafting errors and for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
167, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 167, H.D. 3.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair