THE BEAR STEARNS FUNDS
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
June 21, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Bear Stearns Funds (the "Fund")
Registration File Nos. 33-84842; 811-8798
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), the Fund hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the Act would not have
differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
Fund's Registration Statement, which is the Fund's most recent
amendment; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 was filed
electronically on June 20, 1996.
THE BEAR STEARNS FUNDS
By: /S/ ELLEN T. ARTHUR
Ellen T. Arthur, Secretary
