CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 145-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 3352

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 3352, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN AUDIT OF THE HAWAII DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure effective and reasonable advocacy services to persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness by:

(1)  Establishing the Auditor's power to examine and inspect records and documents of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center (HDRC);

(2)  Requiring the Auditor to perform a financial and management audit every seven years of the entity or agency designated by state law to ensure the protection of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness, to ensure that state funds are being spent in accordance with applicable laws; and

(3)  Conducting a financial and management audit of HDRC.

     Your Committee on Conference requests that the Auditor review all financial, management, and program audits performed on HDRC for the past five years by any federal agency or private entity.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Removing provisions that change the Auditor's scope of duties to include examinations of advocacy services, including advocacy services to persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness;

(2)  Removing the appropriation;

(3)  Specifying that the Auditor conduct an audit of HDRC;

(4)  Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3352, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3352, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair
	____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Co-Chair