Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HR54 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 54 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD INCLUDES AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN SPECIALTY STRUCTURAL CONTRACTING.
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29	29	HOUSE RESOLUTION
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35	35	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD INCLUDES AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN SPECIALTY STRUCTURAL CONTRACTING.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that construction industry review boards, such as the Contractors License Board, are necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public; and WHEREAS, the Legislature has also established, for example, the special Board of Electricians and Plumbers to ensure that the licensure for these specialized trades are reviewed and administered appropriately; and WHEREAS, a General Engineering Contractor or General Building Contractor is required to ensure that the subcontractors and workers assigned to install and erect specialized steel structures, like those performing welding services, have sufficient knowledge and experience to maintain a safe work environment and make certain the installation and construction of the specialized structure is properly done; and WHEREAS, General Engineering Contractor licenses and General Building Contractor licenses issued by the Contractors License Board automatically hold a number of specialty classifications without requiring further examination or payment of additional fees, a number of which may greatly influence the structural integrity of a building, namely: (1) C-6 Carpentry Framing; (2) C-31 Masonry; (3) C-32 Ornamental, Guardrail, and Fencing; (4) C-35 Pile Driving; Pile and Caisson Drilling; (5) C-38 Post Tensioning; (6) C-41 Reinforcing Steel; (7) C-48 Structural Welding; and (8) C-56 Welding; and WHEREAS, Specialty Contractor licenses, however, do not automatically include additional specialty classifications but are instead issued according to nearly one hundred different subclassifications that require special skills, or to those whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts, including the eight structure-related subclassifications identified above; and WHEREAS, existing law requires that the Contractors License Board include five Specialty Contractors in its membership, but does not require diversity among the many specialty subclassifications; and WHEREAS, the composition of members on the Contractors License Board should include at least two members who are Specialty Contractors with experience in at least one of the eight structural trades identified above; and WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the public's health, safety, and welfare may be unduly put at risk without specialized structural contracting expertise being represented on the Contractors License Board; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Contractors License Board are requested to ensure that the Contractors License Board includes, at all times, at least two Specialty Contractor members licensed in at least one of the eight structural contracting subclassifications listed above; provided that the license was not issued automatically as a result of holding a General Engineering Contractor license or a General Building Contractor license; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the Contractors License Board, is requested to consider: (1) The feasibility of establishing an advisory committee focused on structural contracting issues within the existing Board composition to enhance sensitivity and attention given to structural contracting issues; and (2) Whether the Contractors License Board's existing administrative rules that allow for the automatic issuance of certain specialty licenses enumerated above for General Engineering Contractors and General Building Contractors, without further examination or fees, are prudent and sufficiently ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the Contractors License Board, is requested to submit a report on its findings, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Chairperson of the Contractors License Board. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: DCCA; Contractors License Board; Members
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45	45	WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that construction industry review boards, such as the Contractors License Board, are necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, the Legislature has also established, for example, the special Board of Electricians and Plumbers to ensure that the licensure for these specialized trades are reviewed and administered appropriately; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, a General Engineering Contractor or General Building Contractor is required to ensure that the subcontractors and workers assigned to install and erect specialized steel structures, like those performing welding services, have sufficient knowledge and experience to maintain a safe work environment and make certain the installation and construction of the specialized structure is properly done; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, General Engineering Contractor licenses and General Building Contractor licenses issued by the Contractors License Board automatically hold a number of specialty classifications without requiring further examination or payment of additional fees, a number of which may greatly influence the structural integrity of a building, namely:
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93	93	WHEREAS, Specialty Contractor licenses, however, do not automatically include additional specialty classifications but are instead issued according to nearly one hundred different subclassifications that require special skills, or to those whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts, including the eight structure-related subclassifications identified above; and
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97	97	WHEREAS, existing law requires that the Contractors License Board include five Specialty Contractors in its membership, but does not require diversity among the many specialty subclassifications; and
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101	101	WHEREAS, the composition of members on the Contractors License Board should include at least two members who are Specialty Contractors with experience in at least one of the eight structural trades identified above; and
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105	105	WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the public's health, safety, and welfare may be unduly put at risk without specialized structural contracting expertise being represented on the Contractors License Board; now, therefore,
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109	109	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Contractors License Board are requested to ensure that the Contractors License Board includes, at all times, at least two Specialty Contractor members licensed in at least one of the eight structural contracting subclassifications listed above; provided that the license was not issued automatically as a result of holding a General Engineering Contractor license or a General Building Contractor license; and
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113	113	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the Contractors License Board, is requested to consider:
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117	117	(1) The feasibility of establishing an advisory committee focused on structural contracting issues within the existing Board composition to enhance sensitivity and attention given to structural contracting issues; and
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121	121	(2) Whether the Contractors License Board's existing administrative rules that allow for the automatic issuance of certain specialty licenses enumerated above for General Engineering Contractors and General Building Contractors, without further examination or fees, are prudent and sufficiently ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and
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125	125	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the Contractors License Board, is requested to submit a report on its findings, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and
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129	129	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Commerce
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