HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                    COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
             Rep. Alexander C. Santiago, Chair
             Rep. Brian Y. Yamane, Vice Chair

  Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki        Rep. David D. Stegmaier
  Rep. Michael P. Kahikina      Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
  Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami       Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. Marilyn B. Lee


      COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
               Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair
             Rep. Nestor R. Garcia, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho           Rep. Colleen Meyer
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen

                  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
                    Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
               Rep. Tom Okumura, Vice Chair

  Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki        Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. David Morihara           Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
  Rep. Alexander C. Santiago    Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. David D. Stegmaier

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, March 23, 2000

        TIME:    8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

FOR HLT/EEP:  Please submit 40 copies of testimony.
SB 2247    RELATING TO FERAL ANIMALS.                HLT/EEP, FIN
SD 1       Establishes a temporary managed cat colony task force
SSCR 2514  to address health concerns related to the feral cat
        population. (Nakata)




 
FOR HLT/EDN:  Please submit 35 copies of testimony.
SB 2387    RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.                  HLT/EDN, FIN
SD 2       Requires DOE to sell an assistive technology device to 
SSCR 2478  a student with a disability, upon request, as the
        student leaves school system at a depreciated price.  
        Requires procuring agencies to get training regarding
        procurement of such devices from the assistive 
        technology project designated for Hawaii under the 
        federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998. (Tam)

FOR HLT ONLY:  Please submit 30 copies of testimony.
SB 2448    RELATING TO AUTISM.                           HLT, FIN
SD 2       Establishes the Hawaii Autism Center of Excellence
SSCR 2516  within the University of Hawaii School of Medicine.
        (Chun Oakland)

                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)
THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 331, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)
THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
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TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING,
AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

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INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HEALTH COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6380.

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______________________________      _____________________________
Rep. Alexander C. Santiago, Chair   Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair
Committee on Health                 Committee on Energy &
                                 Environmental Protection


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Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
Committee on Education