CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 126-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2898
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 2898, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"
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 bill is to designate the Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation as the chief procurement officer and to increase the qualifying small purchase amount from $25,000 to $50,000.
This bill will reduce procurement delays of essential medical supplies and equipment, and ensure that patient care and safety is not jeopardized, by designating the Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation as the chief procurement officer and increasing the allowable small purchase amount.
Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by:
(1) Including a provision for small purchases through an electronic procurements system that is in accordance with rules issued by the policy board; and
(2) Changing the effective date to "upon approval; provided that section 2 shall take effect on July 1, 2007 or upon the adoption of rules issued by the policy board for all agencies subject to Chapter 103D, whichever occurs first: The policy board shall immediately inform the revisor of statutes upon the adoption of such rules."
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. 2898, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2898, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair |
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____________________________ KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair |
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair |
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