STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1556

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   S.B. No. 1177

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1177, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the Auditor's findings contained in Report No. 14-11, "Audit of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts," by appropriating funds to establish four full-time equivalent positions with the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Moanalua Gardens Foundation, Kahilu Theatre Foundation, and two individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services commented on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Making the appropriations unspecified amounts; and

(2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1177, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1177, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair