STAND. COM. REP. NO.2579
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 3006
S.D. 2
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to improve the facilities management of public schools by transferring and consolidating school-related functions within the Department of Accounting and General Services.
Specifically, the bill:
(1) Effective January 1, 2003,
(a) Establishes the School Support Division and the General Support Division within the Department of Accounting and General Services;
(b) Transfers all school-related functions in the Central Services and Public Works Divisions to the School Support Division; and
(c) Consolidates remaining Central Services and Public Works Division functions in the General Support Division; and
(2) Requires the Department of Education and the Department of Accounting and General Services to determine whether further consolidation would result in more efficient organization to support educational services.
Your Committee finds that although communication and decision-making between the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Education has improved in recent years, the transfer and consolidation of functions set forth in this measure would contribute to additional improvements and greater accountability.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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