STAND. COM. REP. NO.  107-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.R. No. 43

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 43 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Office of the Auditor to perform a management and financial audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Athletic Department.

 

     Testimony to hold this measure was submitted by the University of Hawaii System.  A concerned individual provided oral testimony supporting the intent of this measure but expressed concern over the requirement to perform a ten-year audit within a six-month period.

 

     Your Committee notes that the University will soon name a new athletic director (AD) and maintains that a management and financial audit would serve to improve the Department's operations and be of benefit to the new AD by identifying the Department's strengths and areas of concern, and providing a starting point to manage by.

 

     Based on testimony provided, your Committee has amended this measure by changing the fiscal years of the audit to begin in 2003 and end in 2007.

           

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 43, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 43, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair