STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1827

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1499
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
1499, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD
     REVOLVING ACCOUNT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to create a system of checks and
balances to determine if and when it is appropriate for the State
Committee of Blind Vendors (Committee) to hire outside counsel
by:

     (1)  Allowing funds from the Randolph-Sheppard Revolving
          Account (Revolving Account) to hire private attorneys
          for the Committee only after:

          (A)  The Committee has sought representation from the
               Attorney General (AG); and

          (B)  The AG either deems itself unable and unwilling to
               provide counsel or the Committee finds the AG's
               representation inadequate;

          and

     (2)  Appropriating $30,000 to carry out the purposes of the
          Revolving Account.


 
 
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     The Committee testified in support of this measure.  The
Department of Human Services (DHS) and the AG commented on this
measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation to carry out the purposes of
          the Revolving Account;

     (2)  Specifying a blank amount that the Committee may spend
          from the Revolving Account to hire private attorneys;

     (3)  Specifying a blank amount that DHS must transfer from
          the Revolving Account to an interest bearing account;
          and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1499, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1499,
S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair