THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

    MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2000

      COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
           COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 016


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
            (Deferred from February 4, 2000)


SB 2802    RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS   CPN/LRE
           Creates an employer-union  trust  fund  as a single
           public  employees  health  benefit  delivery system
           administered by a board of trustees.

SB 2803    RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND  CPN/LRE, WAM
           Reduces state and county employer contributions for
           health benefits.

SB 2790    RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND  CPN/LRE, WAM
           Requires the Public Employees  Health Fund Board of
           Trustees to implement the following for the benefit
           plan year  beginning  July  1,  2001: (1) preferred
           provider  organization  plans  for  medical benefit
           plans  for  medical  benefits;  (2) Medicare+Choice
           plans; (3) Revised  drug  benefit  plans; and (4) a
           revised  methodology  for  computing  out-of-pocket
           costs  to  ensure  comparability  for  all employee
           beneficiaries

SB 3193    RELATING TO THE HAWAII INSURANCE          CPN/LRE,WAM
           EXCHANGE
           Creates Hawaii insurance exchange captive insurance
           company to replace the public employees health fund
           structure.


              No testimony will be accepted.


For further information, please call  the committee clerk at 586-
6830.