STAND. COM. REP. NO.  938-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2908

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2908 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure agency accountability of audit recommendations made by the Office of the Auditor (Auditor) by establishing a mechanism notifying the Legislature regarding audit recommendations that have not been implemented.

 

     Specifically, this bill requires the Auditor to submit an annual report to the Legislature identifying all audit recommendations over one year old that have not been implemented.  State agencies that have been notified by the Auditor that they have not implemented a recommendation must submit a report to the Auditor and Legislature explaining why the recommendation has not been implemented and an estimated date of implementation.  State agencies that have been audited must also provide reports on their progress in implementing the Auditor's recommendations.

 

     The Auditor testified in support of this bill.

 


     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2908 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair