Report Title:

Solicitation of Funds; Disposition; Procurement Board Members

 

Description:

Requires that moneys received pursuant to a solicitation of funds by a government body to cover costs and expenses of state-sponsored trips and endeavors to generate business opportunities and goodwill be deposited into the general fund and disbursed pursuant to legislative appropriation; makes appropriation; makes comptroller ex-officio non-voting member of procurement board.  (SD1)

 


THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2574

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


PART I

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D‑    Moneys for trade missions and goodwill trips.  (a)  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, any moneys received by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of a governmental body pursuant to a solicitation of funds by the governmental body to cover the costs and expenses of trade missions and goodwill trips, shall be deposited into the general fund and disbursed pursuant to legislative appropriation.  This section shall not apply to payments received by the State for booths and participation fees for trade shows."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $50,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 to cover the costs and expenses of trade missions and goodwill trips of the State.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

PART II

     SECTION 3.  Section 103D-201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b) The state procurement policy board shall consist of seven members. Notwithstanding the limitations of section 78-4, the members of the board shall include:

     (1)  The comptroller[;] as an ex-officio non-voting member;

     (2)  A county employee with significant high-level procurement experience; and

     (3)  Five persons who shall not otherwise be full-time employees of the State or any county; provided that at least one member shall be a certified professional in the field of procurement, at least one member shall have significant high-level, federal procurement experience, and at least two members shall have significant experience in the field of health and human services.

Each appointed member shall have demonstrated sufficient business or professional experience to discharge the functions of the state procurement policy board.  The initial and subsequent members of the state procurement policy board, other than the comptroller, shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three individuals for each vacant position, submitted by a nominating committee composed of four individuals chosen as follows:  two persons appointed by the governor; one person appointed by the president of the senate; and one person appointed by the speaker of the house.  Except as provided in this section, the selection and terms of the state procurement policy board members shall be subject to the requirements of section 26-34.  No member of the state procurement policy board shall act concurrently as a chief procurement officer.  The members of the state procurement policy board shall devote such time to their duties as may be necessary for the proper discharge thereof."

PART III

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 2 shall take effect on July 1, 2008.