STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1565

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 492

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred S.B. No. 492, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Office of the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Human Services Disability Determination Branch.

An individual supported this measure. An individual opposed this measure. The Social Security Administration and Department of Human Services provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

Should your Committee on Finance deliberate on this measure, your Committee respectfully requests inserting an appropriation amount of $400,000 for the 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 492, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 492, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

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

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TY J.K. CULLEN, Chair