Creates a fiscal manager to manage Felix consent decree compliance costs. Requires annual report to legislature. Appropriates position funds.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that there is a need to provide greater fiscal coordination with respect to the Felix v. Cayetano consent decree. The purpose of this Act is therefore to appropriate funds to establish a fiscal manager for Felix v. Cayetano consent decree compliance costs in the governor's office, who shall be exempt from civil service laws. All expenditures, disbursements, appropriations, and other data and related fiscal information incurred by the departments of education, health, human services, and the attorney general in connection with Felix v. Cayetano consent decree compliance costs are to be provided to the fiscal manager. The fiscal manager position may be filled by contract with a private accounting firm.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002, for the establishment of one (1.0) full-time equivalent temporary position in the office of the governor for a fiscal manager for Felix v. Cayetano consent decree compliance costs; provided that:

SECTION 3. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the office of the governor for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.