THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
             Senator Randall Iwase, Vice Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                Senator T. Whitney Anderson

                  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
             Senator Matt Matsunaga, Co-Chair
               Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
                  Senator Les Ihara, Jr.
                 Senator Norman Sakamoto,
                   Senator Joe S. Tanaka
                Senator Whitney T. Anderson

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, April 7, 2000 
        TIME:    1:00 PM

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol

                A M E N D E D   A G E N D A

HB 2507  RELATING TO THE PERMANENT PLAN HEARING      HHS/JDC
        To allow the court to waive consent to permanent
        plans, by children aged 14 and over.

HB 3018  RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE                     HHS/JDC
        Those persons who are required by law to report child
        abuse or neglect may now report to either the police
        department or the Department of Human Services rather
        than both.  Keeps confidential the identity of the
        person who makes the report.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS
        
Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours
prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the
testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing,
and the required number of copies needed for submittal. 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6130.
 
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland      Senator Avery B. Chumbley,
Chair                             Co-Chair

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Senator Matt Matsunaga, Co-Chair