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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the auditor to perform a financial and performance audit of the Department of Commerce and consumer affairs.
WHEREAS, the State Constitution states that "All eligible public officers, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, and that I will faithfully discharge my duties as ................to the best of my ability'"; and
WHEREAS, in performing their job duties, the administration and management of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), as well as the agencies and groups under their purview, are bound to follow the laws and administrative rules of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the DCCA has recently accepted a sub-standard internal audit from an agency under their purview and the total cost of this alleged sub-standard audit amounted to $80,000; and
WHEREAS, a financial and performance audit would assure the State and the public that funds for these audits are being spent appropriately and that financial accountability is transparent in quasi-governmental and state agencies; and
WHEREAS, section 23-5(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorizes the state Auditor to examine and inspect all accounts, books, records, files, papers, and documents, and all financial affairs of every covered department, office agency, and political subdivision and under section 23-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Auditor's jurisdiction includes quasi-public institutions supported in whole or in part by, or that handle, state or public funds; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2012, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Auditor is requested to perform a financial and performance audit of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is requested to cooperate fully with the Auditor in the conducting of the financial and performance audit; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit the results of the financial and performance audit, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, Attorney General, and Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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OFFERED BY: |
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DCCA Audit