THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000

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


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
          (Deferred from March 14 and 21, 2000)


HB 1871    RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH   CPN, WAM
           FUND
           Empowers the board  of  the public employees health
           fund  to  annually   audit  health  benefits  plans
           offered by employee  organizations.  (SAY / OSHIRO,
           M. / SUZUKI / CASE /  YONAMINE / CACHOLA / GARCIA /
           ARAKAKI / HIRAKI / ABINSAY /  MORITA / LEE / LUKE /
           KANOHO  /  ESPERO  /  GOODENOW  /  KAHO`OHALAHALA /
           SCHATZ / SOUKI  /  AHU  ISA  /  KAWAKAMI / TAKUMI /
           CATALANI / YAMANE / HERKES / HAMAKAWA / SETGMAIER /
           CHANG / YOSHINAGA / ITO / SAIKI)

HB 2445    RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND  CPN, WAM
(SB 2786)     Permits the Health  Fund  to  return the employees'
           share of insurance carrier refunds to beneficiaries
           based on their years of benefit plan participation.
           (SAY (BR))


                No testimony will be accepted.


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