Bill Text: HI HCR186 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting An Audit Of The Department Of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 33 [HCR186 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HCR186-Introduced.html
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H.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting an audit of the department of education.
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2018, the Department of Education's financial management system underwent a critical upgrade, which encountered complications and resulted in disruption of service, primarily relating to payments to vendors; and
WHEREAS, as of October 25, 2018, the financial management system was partially restored, with the Department of Education implementing a plan to expedite payments in three priority areas: school facilities, workers compensation claims, and special education services; and thereafter, phasing in access to all schools and offices to begin processing purchase orders and payments; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Education stated that it had been working to upgrade its programs, including its financial management system, which was a complex initiative due in part to the age of some of the platforms; and
WHEREAS, the department's financial management system is reportedly an old system that dates to the 1990s and is used to process purchase orders and a wide range of payments, such as school supplies, construction contracts, school-level consultants, and business travel; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a financial audit of the financial management system of the Department of Education; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the audit is requested to cover the following issues:
(1) The current status of the financial system;
(2) Outdated features of the system; and
(3) Necessary upgrades to the system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of the Auditor's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, Chairperson of the Board of Education, and Superintendent of Education.
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