STAND. COM. REP. NO.1321-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.C.R. No. 173

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 173 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO REVIEW PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY CERTAIN STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Auditor to review privatization contracts entered into by certain State and county agencies.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by including the departments of Health and Transportation within the scope of the requested study, requesting the Auditor to evaluate both direct and indirect costs of current contracts, and requesting the Auditor to review legislation enacted by various state and county governments to reduce the risk of contracting out.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 173, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 173, H.D. 1.

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

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair