STAND. COM. REP. NO.2737

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2459
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2459, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a licensure program
for professional counselors.

     Specifically, this bill prohibits an individual who lacks
licensure from using the title "licensed professional counselor".
This bill also establishes licensure requirements and exemptions,
defines the scope of professional counseling practice, and
appropriates $43,000 for program implementation.  This bill
further authorizes the Director of Department of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs to hire an administrative assistant and
secretary to assist with the activities of the licensure program.
Implementation of the licensing program itself begins on July 1,
2001.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by deleting the $43,000 appropriation amount and replacing
it with a blank amount for purposes of further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.

 
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2459, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2459, S.D.
2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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