STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1159

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1149
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1



Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1149, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this administration measure is to make an
emergency appropriation for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
(HHSC).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the HHSC and Hawaii Government Employees Association.

     This appropriation enables the HHSC to meet Year 2000
compliance for systems and equipment and to reduce workers'
compensation costs.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting
references to dollar amounts and making technical, nonsubstantive
amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1149, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B.
No. 1149, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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