STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1449

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 92

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 92, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SHERIFF DIVISION, AND TO REPORT ON THE SUITABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SHERIFF DIVISION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to work toward determining viable alternatives to the continued placement of the Sheriff Division within the Department of Public Safety (PSD) by requesting the Auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of PSD's Sheriff Division, and to report on the suitability of the administrative organization of PSD and its Sheriff Division.

     The Department of Public Safety provided comments on this concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association strongly supported this concurrent resolution. 

     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. 92, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Chair