STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1306

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 389

      S.D. 1

      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 S.B. No. 389, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure an efficient and fiscally responsible process for the allotment of capital improvement project funds.

     This bill requires the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to review the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) for the allotment of capital improvement projects, with the goal of replicating the MOU process for use by other state agencies.

     DOE, B&F, and LRB offered comments.

     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. 389, S.D. 1, 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