CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 155

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1032
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1032, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC
     TREATMENT," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to establish procedures for
the administration of involuntary psychoactive medication.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting a
task force study on the administration of psychoactive medication
to involuntarily committed persons who refuse to take prescribed
medication.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1032, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein,

 
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and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1032, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO,             SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair
Co-Chair                           
                                   
                                   
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PAUL T. OSHIRO, Co-Chair           CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Co-Chair          ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member



______________________________
PAUL WHALEN, Member


 
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