STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3387

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2024
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2024, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE
     LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to
legislative agencies to fund retroactive salary increases and
other cost adjustments in the Legislature for fiscal year 1998-
1999.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by:

     (1)  Adding retroactive salary increases and other cost
          adjustments in the Legislature for fiscal year 1997-
          1998;

     (2)  Appropriating funds for studies by the Office of the
          Auditor;

     (3)  Appropriating funds for Council of State Government
          dues to be expended by the Legislative Reference
          Bureau; and


 
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     (4)  Appropriating funds for the Office of Information
          Practices to be expended by the Office of the
          Ombudsman, provided that H.B. No. 2586, S.D. 1, becomes
          an Act.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2024, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2024, H.D.
1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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