STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2059

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 43

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 43 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Auditor, to conduct a fiscal and management audit of the Department of Education's (DOE) special education program to ensure that an adequate level of special education services is being provided to special-needs students.

     The Cure Autism Now Foundation, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Autism Society of Hawaii, The Hawaii Down Syndrome Congress, and several parents of children with special needs testified in support of the measure.  DOE submitted comments stating that it would cooperate "to the fullest extent with any decision to conduct a fiscal and management audit."

     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. 43 and recommends its adoption.

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

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MICHAEL Y MAGAOAY, Chair