HONOLULU (AP) – The Senate Special Committee on Accountability has scheduled a hearing in response to an investigation that found the state overpaid employees by more than $2 million.
Some reasons for the overpayments include failure to report employee terminations, reduced hours and leave without pay in a timely manner.
The committee will consider two resolutions requesting that the State Auditor conduct a financial and management audit of state agencies to assess the scope of the overpayments to public employees.
Committee Chairwoman Sen. Donna Mercado Kim says she intends to examine payroll and sick leave procedures, as well as statutes that deal with recovering overpayments.
The committee will take testimony in order to gain a clearer understanding of how the overpayments occurred and what course of action should be taken to recover them.
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