STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1095

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 84

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Education and Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 84 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OF THE WATERS OF LIFE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 AND FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the State Auditor to:

 

     (1)  Conduct an immediate financial statement audit of the Waters of Life Public Charter School for fiscal year 2006‑2007 and fiscal year 2007-2008; and

 

     (1)  Report the findings and recommendations to the Superintendent of Education, Executive Director of the Charter School Administrative Office, Chair of the Charter School Review Panel, and Director of the Waters of Life Public Charter School, immediately upon completion of the audit; and to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2010.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one state agency.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary to ensure that state funds are being used responsibly and are being accounted for in a fiscally sound manner.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 84 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education and Housing,

 

 

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair