CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 139

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1382

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1382, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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 measure is to assist small businesses in the state procurement process by establishing and appropriating funds for a temporary small business assistance initiative, which would include the completion of the state small business database, small business advisory group, small business office, and small business procurement coordinator position within the State Procurement Office.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount from an unspecified amount to $250,000;

     (2)  Appropriating the funds for one fiscal year, FY 2017-2018, rather than two fiscal years;

     (3)  Providing the State Procurement Office with flexibility in how it allocates the appropriation amount;

     (4)  Changing the small business procurement coordinator position from permanent to temporary;

     (5)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017; and

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

     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 H.B. No. 1382, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1382, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair
____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA Co-Chair
____________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN Co-Chair