STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1669-24

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2024

 

RE:   H.R. No. 172

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 172, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S STATEWIDE BACKLOG OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct an audit of the Department of Education’s statewide backlog of capital improvement repair and maintenance projects.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by requesting that the Auditor also examine the contracts for projects in which funding is proposed to be lapsed on June, 30, 2024, including factors that led to the proposals to lapse the capital improvement project funds for the projects.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 172, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 172, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair