STAND. COM. REP. NO. 363

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1166
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1166 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
     FUND PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make the disbursements of the
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) for
employment and training funds more accessible to the business
community and employees.

     The DLIR, the State Procurement Office, and the Oceanic
Institute submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1166 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair