STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1164_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1031
                                     S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No.
1031, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide an emergency
appropriation to ensure the systems and equipment of the Hawaii
Health Systems Corporation are Year 2000 complaint and to reduce
the workers' compensation costs inherited by the corporation by
eliminating the recurring expenses through settlement of cases.  

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and the Hawaii Government
Employees Association. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1031, S.D. 2, 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 Health,



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair