STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1976

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 86
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Judiciary
and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 86
entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR
     TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE CHILD SUPPORT
     ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
State Auditor to:

     (1)  Conduct a follow-up management audit of the Child
          Support Enforcement Agency; and

     (2)  Report its findings and recommendation to the
          Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular
          Session of 2000.

     The Attorney General commented on the measure.

     Your Committees find that while the Child Support
Enforcement Agency (CSEA) has streamlined caseflow, begun to
reconcile financial and case records, made improvements to
safeguard data integrity, and submitted a reorganization plan,
CSEA, the Auditor, and the Legislature still receive complaints
by parents that overcharging and errors in recordkeeping continue
to occur.  Therefore, a follow-up management audit of CSEA is
warranted.

 
 
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     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Judiciary and
Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 86,
and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Judiciary and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair              DENNIS ARAKAKI, Chair