STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4076

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 125

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 125 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND EDUCATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Driver Education Program administered by the Departments of Transportation and Education.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education.

Your Committees find that there is a lack of availability for driving classes especially on neighbor islands. Because of this scarcity, many neighbor island students try to take classes on Oahu, causing a backlog and a lack of fair access. Driver education is important for not only knowledge, but to cultivate the correct attitudes and habits of safe driving. Therefore, the purpose of this measure is to request an audit of the Driver Education Program.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 125, and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Education,

________________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair

________________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair