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

                COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
             Senator Carol Fukunaga, Co-Chair
              Senator Andrew Levin, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, March 4, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 211
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 1032  RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT              HHS/WAM

        Authorizes the adoption of administrative rules allowing an
        interdisciplinary panel of mental health clinicians to review
        applications by the Department of Health for involuntary psychiatric
        treatment with medication for patients at the Hawaii State Hospital.

SB 1034  RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT                  HHS/WAM
PROPOSED SPECIAL FUND
SD1

        Creates a Hawaii tobacco prevention and control endowment fund and a
        governor's rainy day fund to capture the money allotted to Hawaii
        from the settlement with the tobacco companies; provides that monies
        received as part of the tobacco settlement be used for the children's
        health insurance program, early intervention services, tobacco
        prevention and control programs, and other public health initiatives
        run by the Department of Health.

SB 1229  RELATING TO HOUSING                                        HHS/WAM
PROPOSED
SD1
        Creates a revolving fund for homeless assistance; amends conveyance
        tax law to allow 25% of conveyance tax revenues to be paid into the
        rental housing trust fund and 25% into the homeless assistance fund;
        appropriates $70,000 for capital improvements to Barbers Point for
        ADA compliance and utilities installation.

COPIES OF THESE PROPOSED S.D.1s ARE AVAILABLE IN SENATOR CHUN OAKLAND'S OFFICE,
ROOM 228, AND SENATOR CAROL FUKUNAGA'S OFFICE, ROOM 210.

               DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

 
Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 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.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and
testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the
public.

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 Carol Fukunaga            Senator Andrew Levin
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair