THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

            COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
                 Senator Bob Nakata, Chair
             Senator Marshall Ige, Vice-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, February 08, 2000

        TIME:    6:30 p.m.

        PLACE:   Auditorium
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street

                        A G E N D A

Due to the complex nature of this bill, the committee will be
addressing the issues on two separate days.

S.B. 2859  RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT                 LRE, WAM
        Reforms the public employment laws that were enacted
        to implement two constitutional mandates--that there
        be a civil service based on merit and that public
        employees have the right to bargain collectively.

We will be accepting testimony only on the PREAMBLE and PART I:
GENERAL PROVISIONS (pp. 1 - 150).

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies (single sided,
stapled, without holes) of their testimony to the committee
clerk, Room 217, 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 or 1-800-586-6659
(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.


 
 
 
Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7330.

                               _______________________________
                               Senator Bob Nakata
                               Chair