STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1086-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2717
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred S.B. No. 2717, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOCIAL WORKERS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure quality social work
services by retaining licensure for social workers in Hawaii.
  
     Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Ensures the continuation of the State Social Work
          Licensing Program;

     (2)  Allows for reciprocity with other state licensing
          programs; and

     (3)  Establishes a June 30, 2000, cut-off date for accepting
          the Academy of Certified Social Workers exam taken by
          June 30, 1995, for licensure.

     The Departments of Human Services and Health, the National
Association of Social Workers (NASW), Child and Family Service,
the Hawaii Youth Services Network, the Sex Abuse Treatment
Center, the Kokua Council, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii,
the Maui members of the NASW, Kaiser Permanente, and many
individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments.

 
 
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     Your Committees note that a similar bill, H.B. No. 2278,
H.D. 1, passed your Committees on Human Services and Housing and
Health earlier this session.

     Your Committees support the continuing licensing of social
workers, and have amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2717, S.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2717, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Health,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair