THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

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

             NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Monday, March 15, 1999

        TIME:    9:30 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 211
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

Representatives from the Federal Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) from Washington, D.C. will be making presentations on the
federal experiences on the following areas of legislative
interest:

  Downsizing and their Voluntary Separation Incentives Program from 1993-
  1997;

  Use of the Federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and future
  employee re-training programs and initiatives critical to successful
  downsizing; and

  Human Resources Manager, an electronic nationwide database of
  occupations and their competencies studied and validated through cross-
  sections of public employers, private sector employers, and large
  business corporations throughout the United States.  Topics to include:

    An electronic Career Transition: A Briefing and Resource Guide for
    employees program;

    Ongoing consortium partnership with the Department of Labor,
    Education, and others; and

    How Hawaii can participate and costs involved.

Other areas on legislative interest may include managed competition and
privatization, and other aspects of the Federal National Performance
Review.


 
The following officials from the OPM are scheduled to make the
presentations:

Mary Lou Lindholm, Associate Director of Employment Services
Dick Whitford, Director of Employment Information
Donna Gregory, Director of Nationwide Examination Policy



If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to
attend this informational briefing (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 586-6800.



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Senator Carol Fukunaga            Senator Andrew Levin
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair