STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1870-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2913

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2913, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require all government procurement officers to attend a training and development program prior to participating in or authorizing any procurement;

(2) Require all government procurement officers to complete review training every three years;

(3) Require all procurement officers, department heads, and their deputies, except for the administrator of the State Procurement Office, to attend mandatory procurement training within ninety days of appointment; and

(4) Appropriate funds to implement the training and development program.

The Department of Education opposed this measure. The State Procurement Office and Department of Human Resources Development commented on this measure.

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. 2913, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair