STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1146

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1749

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred S.B. No. 1749, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Legislature to exercise its oversight responsibilities over budgetary matters. This bill:

(1) Requires the Administration to notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (Committee) prior to restricting or withholding any funds budgeted and appropriated by the Legislature and to provide the reasons therefor;

(2) Authorizes the Committee to hold public hearings on any decision by the Administration to restrict or withhold funds budgeted and appropriated by the Legislature; and

(3) Requires that allotment estimates submitted by a department or establishment to the Director of Finance include all funds budgeted and appropriated by the Legislature to fully fund the programs of the department or agency.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the Hawaii State Teachers Association testified in support of this bill. The Governor's Office and the Department of Budget and Finance opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to encourage continuing discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to correct drafting errors.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1749, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1749, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

		____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair