THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

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


        DATE:    Thursday, February 18, 1999

        PLACE:   Conference Room 225
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                 NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

                     TIME:  1:15 P.M.

                        A G E N D A

S.B. 153   RELATING TO MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES             LRE, WAM
        Changes current medical fee schedule for workers'
        compensation reimbursement from 110% of Medicare to
        the annually adjusted federal workers' compensation
        medical fee schedule for use in Hawaii.

        NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR S.B. 153.


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

                     TIME:  2:30 P.M.

                        A G E N D A

S.B. 1253  RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION                     LRE, WAM
        Allows the director to set and collect fees for the
        actual mitigation of greenhouse gases released by the
        permittee.  Allows those fees to be spent by creating
        carbon sinks through carbon-offset forestry projects,
        and establishing a system to trade carbon credits.

S.B. 91    RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT           LRE, WLH
        Defines the terms "baseline", "resource", "scenic
        resources", and "substantial adverse environmental
        effect for the purposes of the coastal zone management
        law as it pertains to special management areas.


 
S.B. 795   RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT                         LRE,WAM
        Exempts from the requirement of purchasing
        unemployment insurance owners of businesses holding at
        least a 50% interest in their company.

S.B. 1558  RELATING TO LABOR                             LRE, WAM
        Ensures that employees who are unemployed due to a
        labor dispute shall not be disqualified for
        unemployment benefits if the parties have reached an
        impasse and prior to a work stoppage an offer is made
        submit the dispute to binding arbitration.  Provides
        that where collective bargaining is in effect tip
        credit may not be take by an employer and counted
        toward minimum wage, absent a clear written agreement.

FOR THE LRE HEARING, persons wishing to testify should submit 30
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 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 COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
7330.



                          ______________________________
                          Senator Bob Nakata, Chair
                          Committee on Labor and Environment