STAND. COM. REP. NO. 681

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1152
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1152 entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
     HEALTH TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Director of
Labor and Industrial Relations to expend funds from the
occupational safety and health training and assistance fund for
safety and health certification programs.

     This measure also extends the life of the special fund for
four years to July 1, 2003.

     Your Committee finds that the success of the fund in
reducing the frequency of workplace injuries merits a
continuation of the fund in order to maintain and encourage
workplace safety.  Furthermore, your Committee finds that
departmental certification programs related to workplace safety
training may be appropriately funded by the special fund.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B.
No. 1152 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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