STAND. COM. REP. NO.  35-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1850

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1850 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PREAUDITS FOR PROPOSED PAYMENTS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to:

 

     (1)  Require the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct proposed payment preaudits only on payments of $10,000 or more;

 

     (2)  Allow the University of Hawaii (UH) and DOE to preaudit sample populations for proposed payments of less than $10,000; and

 

     (3)  Extend the fiscal autonomy previously granted to UH and DOE until June 30, 2015.

 

     DOE supported this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1850 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair		____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair