THE TWENTY FIRST LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2000

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair-Designate

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Vice-Chair-Designate

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Representative Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Representative Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice-Chair

NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE: Thursday, January 4, 2001

PLACE: State Capitol, Auditorium

TIME: 9:00 to completion

SUBJECT: FELIX V. CAYETANO

The following individuals have been invited to provide the joint Committees with a brief overview of the Felix consent decree, the status of the State’s compliance with the order, and to discuss their funding needs for the current fiscal year and upcoming fiscal biennium:

Department of the Attorney General Mr. Russell Suzuki,

Deputy Attorney General

Department of Education Dr. Paul LeMahieu,

Superintendent of Education

Department of Health Dr. Bruce Anderson,

Director of Health

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDES AND/OR SERVICES TO

ATTEND THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE

INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE

DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AT 586-6200,OR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AT 586-6460 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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Senator Brian Taniguchi, Chair-Designate Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Senate Ways and Means Committee House Finance Committee