STAND. COM. REP. 3099

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.C.R. No. 39

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 39 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD REVOLVING ACCOUNT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request an audit of the Randolph-Sheppard revolving account.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Committee of Blind Vendors, Hawaii Association of the Blind, Hawaii Blind Vendors Association, and four individuals. An individual submitted testimony in opposition.

Your Committee finds that an examination of the blind vending facility program, its management, and its operation, will greatly contribute to the improvement of the program. Furthermore, an audit of the Randolph-Sheppard revolving account can improve the blind vendors' confidence in the program. It is your Committee's intention that if the audit of the program reveals some inconsistencies and misjudgments that a further request for an in-depth audit be considered by the 2005 Legislature.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by including clarifying language that the Auditor is requested to perform a financial and management audit of the Randolph-Sheppard revolving account.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 39, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 39, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair