STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1346-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 184

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 184 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, WEST OAHU, TO COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICE TO EXPLORE, COLLECT DATA, AND REPORT ON THE VIABILITY OF A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM IN THE FIELD OF PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the University of Hawaii, West Oahu, collaborate with the State Procurement Office to prepare a report to:

(1) Explore, collect data, and report on the viability of a Workforce Development Pilot Program in the field of procurement;

(2) Determine the educational requirements for a robust certification program, and

(3) Explore the possibility of a partnership between the University of Hawaii, West Oahu, and the State Procurement Office for workforce development

     The State Procurement Office and the University of Hawaii System offered comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 184 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Higher Education.

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

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DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Chair