STAND. COM. REP. NO. _________

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 117
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and
Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 117
entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF SOCIAL
     WORK LICENSING LAWS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to initiate a review of the
social work licensing laws of Hawaii and other states and to
explore alternative licensing models.  

     Testimony on the measure was submitted by the University of
Hawaii, National Association of Social Workers, and numerous
individuals. 
     
     Hawaii's licensing system for social workers is a single-
level system in contrast to the multi-tiered national licensing
model adopted by the National Association of Social Workers and
the multi-level licensing systems adopted in other states that
recognize differences in levels of education and training among
social work professionals.  Therefore, a review of the State's
licensing law and the licensing practices of other states, as
authorized by this measure, would facilitate the consideration of
a restructured state social work licensing system that would
reflect current licensing models, promote the improvement of the
social work profession, and enhance consumer protection. 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 
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     (1)  Adding the Council on Social Work Education as an
          entity to be consulted in this study; and 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity
          and style.
     
     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and Health and
Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 117, as amended
herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 117,
S.D. 1.


                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection and Health
                                   and Human Services,



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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair        BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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