STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1634

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 86
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, 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,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the
Auditor to conduct a follow-up management audit of the Child
Support Enforcement Agency.

     Your Committee finds that in 1992 and 1995, the Auditor
conducted a management audit and a follow-up audit, respectively,
of the Child Support Enforcement Agency.  Problems identified in
the 1992 audit were being addressed and improvements were being
made when the 1995 audit was conducted.  Despite these
improvements, the Child Support Enforcement Agency, the Auditor,
and the Legislature still continue to receive complaints from
parents that overcharging and errors in recordkeeping still
occur.  This Concurrent Resolution will provide both the public
and government officials a report by which to evaluate what
further changes, if any, need to be made to the Child Support
Enforcement Agency to ensure fairness and equity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 86,
and recommends its adoption.

                                 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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