STAND. COM. REP. NO. 962

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 813

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 813 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the authorizer of each charter school in the State to provide the authorizer's respective charter school with a list of independent auditors that are approved to conduct the charter school's annual financial audit.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission.

Your Committee finds that this measure will empower each charter school to select the approved auditor of its choice and provide neighbor island charter schools with a larger pool of independent auditors from which to choose to perform their annual audits.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 813 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair