STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1862

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 70
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Government Operations and Housing, to
which was referred S.R. No. 70 entitled:

     "REVIEWING INEFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CAUSED BY
     DELAYED SERVICES TO STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Comptroller
and the Attorney General to provide the Senate Committee on
Government Operations and Housing with an accurate assessment of
the services they provide to state agencies and an explanation as
to why delays in authorizing procurement requests are so
prevalent.

     Oral testimony in support of this measure was received from
the Department of the Attorney General.

     Your Committee finds that the Legislature has come to the
realization that the support functions provided by state agencies
are to a certain extent, precluding other state departments and
agencies from attaining their full operational potential.
Additionally, these inefficiencies are resulting in delayed
government services to citizens.

     This measure will result in the identification of government
services that are inefficient and the proposal of legislation
that will improve such inefficiencies.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 
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     (1)  Changing the name of the measure to, "REVIEWING THE
          INEFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CAUSED BY DELAYED
          SERVICES TO STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND CITIZENS";

     (2)  Deleting the paragraph describing the responsibilities
          of the Department of Accounting and General Services; 

     (3)  Adding the following three additional examples of
          government inefficiencies:

          (A)  Inadequate management of the programs and
               departments at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
               caused by an inefficient administration;

          (B)  Inadequate response time by the Hawaii Real Estate
               Commission in responding to inquiries on the
               ambiguities and deficiencies in the condominium
               property regime law; and

          (C)  Inadequate response time by the Regulated
               Industries Complaints Office in responding to
               consumer concerns and complaints;

     (4)  Deleting the paragraph requesting the Attorney General
          and Comptroller to provide the Senate Committee on
          Government Operations and Housing with an assessment of
          the services they provide for procurement review;

     (5)  Inserting language that requests the Senate Committee
          on Government Operations and Housing to solicit and
          review information on government process, productivity,
          and goals and action plans, and the development of a
          "How to Apply for State Government Contracts" handbook;

     (6)  Inserting language that requests the Senate Committee
          on Government Operations and Housing to examine the use
          of State Grants in Aid as they relate to counties,
          including policies established for setting real
          property taxes and building housing;

     (7)  Inserting language that requests the Senate Committee
          on Government Operations and Housing to develop
          proposed legislation twenty days before the convening
          of the Regular Session of 2000 to improve government
          efficiency and services; and 

     (8)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the
          purposes of clarity and proper drafting style.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Government Operations and Housing that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of S.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 70, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Government
                                   Operations and Housing,



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                                   ROD TAM, Chair

 
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