STAND. COM. REP. NO.960
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1019
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1019, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Remove the requirement for the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) to ensure that a compliance audit of service providers by an independent auditing agency is done every fiscal biennium period; and
(2) Require service providers to submit a financial audit and report conducted by a certified public accounting firm to HCDCH annually.
HCDCH, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, and Homeless Solutions testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that the estimated cost of the compliance audit required under existing law would cost much more than the amount budgeted. Further, other compliance audits are already in place. The appropriated funds could be used to assist other areas of homeless assistance programs.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1019, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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