Bill Text: HI HR190 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Audit; University of Hawaii; Board of Regents
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Referred to HED, LMG, FIN, referral sheet 40 [HR190 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-HR190-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
requesting a financial and management audit of the administration of the University of hawaii.
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2012, the Senate Special Committee on Accountability – 02 issued a report regarding the oversight, accountability, and transparency of the operational and financial management of the University of Hawaii System, including but not limited to the University of Hawaii's Athletic Department; and
WHEREAS, the report heavily criticized the administration of the University and its Board of Regents; and
WHEREAS, the Special Committee's report revealed that the potential problems within the University extended beyond the initial deposit, such as:
(1) A procedurally and fiscally questionable settlement and reassignment of duty of the University's Athletic Director to a new position with a $211,000 annual salary;
(2) The payment of up to $90,000 to a search firm to conduct a search for a new Athletic Director;
(3) The failure of the Board of Regents to comply with open meetings law;
(4) The redaction of public records in violation of open records law; and
(5) The hiring of outside counsel in possible violation of procurement requirement law; and
WHEREAS, the Special Committee's report also noted that the University's previous buyouts of contracts appeared to "reward individuals for inadequate performance"; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, that the Auditor is requested to perform a financial and management audit of the administration of the University of Hawaii and its Board of Regents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that while the audit should focus on the specific concerns raised in the Special Committee's report, the Auditor is free to examine related issues that the Auditor determines are necessary to properly audit the administration of the University of Hawaii and its Board of Regents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of any findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2016; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, the Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, and the President of the University of Hawaii.
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Audit; University of Hawaii; Board of Regents
