THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

            COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
                 Senator Bob Nakata, Chair
             Senator Marshall Ige, Vice-Chair

      COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND HOUSING
                  Senator Rod Tam, Chair
           Senator David M. Matsuura, Vice-Chair

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, March 18, 1999

        TIME:    3:15 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 225
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


H.B. 1166  RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING   LRE/GOH, WAM
H.D. 1     FUND PROGRAM
        Exempts the employment and training fund from the
        grants and subsidies law (Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised
        Statutes) and the purchase of health and human
        services law (Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes).
        (Companion:  S.B. 1153)

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 copies (single sided,
stapled, without holes) of their testimony to the vice-chair's
office, Room 217, 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 the date and time of the
hearing, the required number of copies needed for submittal, and
that the testimony be delivered to the LRE vice-chair's office,
Room 217.

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 LRE COMMITTEE CLERK AT
586-7330.



                               _____________________________
                               Senator Bob Nakata, Chair
                               Committee on Labor and Environment



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                               Senator Rod Tam, Chair
                               Committee on Government Operations
                                  and Housing