STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1533

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 171

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 171 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROCUREMENT WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to work toward comprehensively improving the Hawaii State Procurement Code by requesting the formation of a Joint Legislative Procurement Working Group to evaluate the Hawaii State Procurement Code and recommend improvements.

     The University of Hawaii and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation supported this measure.  The Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations and Hawaii Youth Services Network supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution to reflect the original intention that the working group consist primarily of members of the Legislature, by:

(1)  Providing that three, instead of four members of the House of Representatives, consisting of two members of the majority party and one member of the minority party, are to be appointed to the working group;

(2)  Providing that three, instead of four members of the Senate, consisting of two members of the majority party and one member of the minority party, are to be appointed to the working group;

(3)  Allowing the other members of the working group to be invited to participate as interested parties;

(4)  Including representatives of trade unions in the list of interested parties; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 171, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 171, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair