Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 146, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services to review employee travel policies for state executive departments and agencies and submit a report of policy suggestions.

Your Committee finds that while it is appropriate to allow state employees to travel for certain reasons, such as to acquire education or information relevant to their type of work, it is equally important to set a standard travel policy. Such a policy should reflect the State's intention to minimize costs, while affording employees the opportunity to enhance their skills, knowledge, and job performance.

Your Committee agrees that the State could save on costs by establishing a uniform policy on employee intrastate and interstate travel that requires justification for travel and allows department heads to grant written exceptions to that policy, if necessary.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 146, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.