HI SCR122

Urges the Office of the Auditor to conduct a comprehensive financial and management audit of the Hawaii Department of Education.

Notes the Department received one-quarter of the State's general fund appropriations in 2010, with funding exceeding $2.4 billion despite the recession.

Cites a 2005 PricewaterhouseCoopers audit finding that roughly one-third of the department's 278 state-funded programs lacked adequate systems to monitor effectiveness.

References a 2006 legislative audit at Kailua High School that found inadequate department support for No Child Left Behind implementation and school program management.

Requires the audit results and recommendations be reported to the Legislature and governor at least 20 days before the 2012 legislative session begins.