STAND. COM. REP. NO.  296-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2908

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 2908 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure agency accountability of audit recommendations made by the Office of the Auditor (Auditor) by establishing a mechanism notifying the Legislature regarding audit recommendations that are not implemented.

Under this bill, the Auditor is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature identifying all audit recommendations over one year old that have not been implemented.  Agencies that have not implemented a recommendation must submit a report to the Legislature explaining why the recommendation was not implemented and an estimated date of implementation.

     The Auditor and The League of Women Voters of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

     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 H.B. No. 2908 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 Legislative Management,

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair