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HI HCR110

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Trish La Chica

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the State Auditor to conduct an audit of the Department of Education's capital improvement projects and finances since 2021

  • Audit should examine how the Department of Education expends money on capital improvement projects, including project prioritization methods

  • Department of Education manages 4,425 buildings statewide with over 20 million square feet of space, with approximately 20 percent of public schools over 100 years old

  • As of January 2024, the Department of Education had over $2 billion in unspent capital improvement program funds despite receiving nearly $1 billion in appropriations for fiscal years 2021-2023

  • Auditor must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2026 Regular Session convenes

Legislative Description

Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of The Department Of Education's Capital Improvement Project Finances.

Finances

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/25/2025
Education3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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