STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1736

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 106

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 2, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONVENING A JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to convene a joint legislative task force to review the concerns raised by the University of Hawaii (UH), Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), and the counties, with regard to statutory exemptions to the Hawaii Procurement Code.

UH, HTDC, the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, Intermountain Health Care/Amerinet, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of this measure. The State Procurement Office provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Allowing the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives to name members to the task force who are familiar with the state procurement code;

(2) Exempting the task force from chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Specifying that the integrity and intent of the procurement code should be maintained to protect the public's interest;

(4) Requesting persons currently active in federal and county procurement to assist the task force; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair