STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1874

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 60
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
60, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     PUBLIC SAFETY TO USE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO PROCEED
     WITH THE SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES CURRENTLY
     INCARCERATED WHO HAVE DUAL OCCURRING DIAGNOSES OF MENTAL
     DISORDERS AND ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Public Safety to use all available information to
proceed with the systematic identification of inmates currently
incarcerated who have dual occurring diagnoses of mental
disorders and alcohol or substance abuse.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 60,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair