CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 101
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1038
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE,"
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 measure is to encourage the continued promotion and development of a professional procurement workforce, improvement of contract opportunities for private sector contractors, and promotion of excellence in procurement accountability and administration for the public sector by:
(1) Removing the Hawaii Procurement Institute (HPI) from the State Procurement Office's oversight by placing HPI within the University of Hawaii as an independent program within the William S. Richardson School of Law (UH);
(2) Establishing and appropriating funds for HPI at UH.
Government procurement is becoming a distinct field of procedures, laws, regulations, and processes. Government procurement in Hawaii is a powerful economic force in view of the relatively small scale of Hawaii business. The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii is particularly well-equipped to furnish the expertise needed in procurement to ensure that government procurement functions are fair, just, equitable, and efficient. In this manner, businesses of all sizes in this State can benefit from procuring government contracts.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding a purpose section to make a finding that this measure is of statewide concern; and
(2) Deleting the appropriation; and
(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval.
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 S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair |
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
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____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Co-Chair |
____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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