STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1197

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 179
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 179 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION
     ON THE MERITS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND ON EFFECTIVE METHODS
     FOR RECRUITING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Legislative
Reference Bureau, with cooperation from the Office of Volunteer
Services, to update information to facilitate development of
volunteer programs.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from two
concerned citizens involved in volunteer work.

     Your Committee finds that agencies and community groups use
of volunteers has seen a dramatic increase.  These volunteers
provide a valuable service to the agencies, the community groups,
and the citizens of the State.

     Your Committee has amended this measure to:

     (1)  Involve the Volunteer Action Center, the Hawaii State
          Public Library System, and the University of Hawaii
          Library System in the study; and

     (2)  Make technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of clarity and style.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 179, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 179, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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