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 DECISION MAKING


        DATE:    Wednesday, April 14, 1999

        TIME:    9:30 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 211
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

  DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WHICH WERE
            PREVIOUSLY HEARD ON MARCH 31, 1999
  (THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HELD ITS DECISION MAKING SESSION ON
                      APRIL 6, 1999)

SCR 134    ESTABLISHING A JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE       JDC/WAM
        ON PRISON OPERATIONS AND SAFETY

SCR 135    REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE           JDC/WAM
        DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

SCR 100    URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO      JDC/WAM
        EXPLORE AND FUND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR
        NONVIOLENT FEMALE OFFENDERS

SR 41      URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO      JDC/WAM
        EXPLORE AND FUND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR
        NONVIOLENT FEMALE OFFENDERS

SCR 133    REQUESTING A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE            JDC/WAM
        FEASIBILITY OF ENACTING A MEDICINAL CANNABIS
        (MARIJUANA) LAW IN LIGHT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
        POWER TO SUPERSEDE CONFLICTING STATE LAWS.

SCR 220    REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO JDC/WAM
        CONDUCT A STUDY REGARDING THE LANGUAGE,
        IMPLEMENTATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICINAL
        CANNABIS LAWS IN OTHER STATES.

SCR 183    URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS      JDC/WAM

 
        LEGISLATION ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL STATES TO DETERMINE
        THEIR OWN POLICIES WITH REGARD TO MEDICINAL CANNABIS
        (AKA MARIJUANA).

SCR 208    REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO JDC/WAM
        COMPARE HAWAII'S ELECTION SYSTEM WITH THAT OF OTHER
        STATES.

SCR 184    REQUESTING A STUDY OF HAWAII'S LAWS RELATING   JDC/WAM
        TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.


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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)
586-6800.




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