STAND. COM. REP. NO.  94

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 307

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 307 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure that the Contractors License Board ("Board") has the protection of the public as its highest priority in the exercise of its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions by amending the membership and composition requirements of the Board.

 

     The Ironworkers Stabilization Fund testified in support of this measure.  The Contractors License Board; General Contractors Association of Hawaii; Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust; Building Industry Association-Hawaii; and Hawaii Construction Alliance testified in opposition of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing the proposed character, residency, and domiciliary qualifications for board members;

 

     (2)  Clarifying that of the ten contractors in the Contractors License Board ("Board"), three shall be general engineering contractors and two shall be building contractors;

 

     (3)  Specifying that the noncontractor members shall not:

 

          (A)  Hold a valid or expired license to operate as a contractor;

 

          (B)  Have a close family member who is a licensee; or

 

          (C)  Hold any financial interest in the business or any licensee of the Board;

 

     (4)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2115, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 307, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 307, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

 

 

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair