THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
             Senator Randall Iwase, Vice Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
               Senator Brian Kanno, Co-Chair
             Senator Brian Taniguchi, Co-Chair
                   Senator Robert Bunda
                 Senator Colleen Hanabusa
                  Senator Les Ihara, Jr.
                Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
                  Senator David Matsuura
                     Senator Sam Slom


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, February 3, 1999

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 131   RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE             HHS/CPN, WAM

        Requires long-term care insurance policies to meet
        specified standards; requires employers to offer LTC
        policies to employees; makes appropriation for LTC
        actuarial study; makes appropriation to insurance
        division to hire LTC actuary; extends sunset date and
        makes appropriation for JLC.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


 
 
 
 
Persons wishing to testify should submit 50 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6130.



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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair



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Senator Brian Kanno               Senator Brian Taniguchi
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair