THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
               Senator Brian Kanno, Co-Chair
             Senator Brian Taniguchi, Co-Chair

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


                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

                 DATE:     Tuesday, March 21, 2000

                 TIME:     9:00 a.m.

                 PLACE:    Conference Room 211
                           State Capitol
                           415 South Beretania Street


                             A G E N D A

The Committee previously held public hearings on Senate bills that are
substantially similar to House bills as noted.  Please focus your testimony
on the differences, if any, between the House and Senate measures identified
below.

HB 1869 HD1    RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS     CPN/WAM
(Sim. to SB 2802) Creates an employer-union trust fund as a single public
               employees health benefits delivery system administered by
               a board of directors and held outside the state treasury.
               (HB1869 HD1) (SAY / OSHIRO, M. / CASE / YONAMINE / CACHOLA
               / GARCIA / HERKES / MORITA / LEE / LUKE / KANOHO / YAMANE
               / SUZUKI / MENOR / HAMAKAWA / TAKAMINE / GOODENOW / ESPERO
               / MORIHARA / STEGMAIER / CHANG / YOSHINAGA / ITO)


             DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 copies, 3-hole punched, of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 202, 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 to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time
of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.


 
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 586-6830.







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Senator Brian Kanno                     Senator Carol Fukunaga
Co-Chair                                Co-Chair






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Senator Brian Taniguchi                 Senator Andrew Levin
Co-Chair                                Co-Chair