Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1866 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve efficiency in the financial administration of the Department of Education (DOE) and University of Hawaii (UH) System by granting them permanent authority over matters related to the purchase of goods and services, pre-audit payments, and accounting. Specifically, this bill repeals the sunset date of Act 321, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 1986, which was extended by subsequent Acts to June 30, 2006.

The DOE, UH System, Hawaii Business Roundtable, and Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1866 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns.