STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1018

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 164

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 164, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSE FEE RENEWALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require each public employer to pay the renewal fee for any professional license held by an employee that is necessary for the employee to carry out the employee's duties.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education, Office of Collective Bargaining, and Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu.

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. 164, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair