STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1860

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1929

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1929, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve enforcement of the State's procurement code by:

     (1)  Removing language making violation of the code a misdemeanor;

     (2)  Allowing the Procurement Policy Board to set administrative fines by rule; and

     (3)  Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to impose the administrative fines.

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of this bill.  The State Procurement Office supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making all of the provisions of the bill effective on July 1, 2034, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1929, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1929, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair