STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1873

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 48
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No.
48, entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
     TO USE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO PROCEED WITH THE
     SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES CURRENTLY INCARCERATED
     WHO HAVE DUAL OCCURRING DIAGNOSES OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND
     ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department
of Public Safety to use all available information to proceed with
the systematic identification of inmates currently incarcerated
who have dual occurring diagnoses of mental disorders and alcohol
or substance abuse.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 48, and
recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair