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 JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
             Senator Matt Matsunaga, Co-Chair

        DATE:    Thursday, February 18, 1999

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

                        A G E N D A


S.B. 895   MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT       LRE/JDC, WAM 
        SHORTAGE CATEGORY DECLARATION FOR 
        PERSONNEL IN THE JUDICIARY IN THE STATE
        OF HAWAII
        Appropriates $129, 696 to increase wage
        classifications for qualified technical personnel in
        declared shortage categories.

S.B. 1406  RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT              LRE/JDC, WAM
        Amends Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, to
        prohibit the continued maintenance of lawsuits against
        the State and counties alleging that government
        contracts are in violation of civil service and
        collective bargaining laws after 5/13/98.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies (single sided,
stapled, without holes) of their testimony to the LRE 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 chair's 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 CHAIR'S COMMITTEE
CLERK AT 586-7330.



                               _______________________________
                               Senator Bob Nakata, 
                               Chair
                               Committee on Labor and Environment



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Senator Avery B. Chumbley,        Senator Matt Matsunaga, 
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair
Committee on Judiciary            Committee on Judiciary