STAND. COM. REP. NO.1156

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.R. No. 135

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.R. No. 135 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A COMMITTEE TO DESIGNATE OFFICIAL SYMBOLS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution, as received, is to request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convene a committee to designate official symbols of the State of Hawaii.

Your Committee circulated a proposed draft of this measure for the purpose of receiving public testimony. The purpose of this draft is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to develop a uniform policy on travel for state employees.

DAGS submitted testimony in support of the intent of this proposed draft.

Your Committee finds that it is necessary to ensure that travel by state employees is conducted in a responsible and fiscally prudent manner. However, the travel needs of each department vary greatly, and it would be prohibitively prescriptive to create only one statewide travel policy for employees.

Therefore, your Committee has amended this measure to request DAGS to conduct a review of travel policies for all executive departments and agencies and submit a report of policy recommendations. In addition, your Committee has amended the proposed draft by:

(1) Deleting some extraneous WHEREAS clauses;

(2) Changing the title to read: "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF EMPLOYEE TRAVEL POLICIES FOR ALL STATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND SUBMIT A REPORT OF POLICY SUGGESTIONS"; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 135, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 135, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Culture,

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JERRY CHANG, Chair