CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1222

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONFERENCE CENTER REVOLVING FUND,"

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:

(1) Expand the scope of the programs for which the University of Hawaii at Hilo's Conference Center Revolving Fund may be expended to include conference center programs conducted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo;

(2) Authorize the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo or the Chancellor's designee, instead of the Dean of the College of Continuing Education and Community Service, to expend monies from the Revolving Fund;

(3) Exempt the expenditure of monies from the Revolving Fund from bidding requirements under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code; and

(4) Require the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo to submit annual reports to the Legislature that include an accounting for all income and expenditures of the Revolving Fund.

Your Committee on Conference finds that under existing law, the Conference Center Revolving Fund is specifically designated to expend and collect monies in relation to the Conference Center Program offered by the College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. However, since the College of Continuing Education and Community Service no longer exists, the University of Hawaii at Hilo has not been able to use the fund. This measure enables the University of Hawaii at Hilo to utilize the fund once again. Your Committee on Conference also finds that providing an exemption from the bidding requirements under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code would allow for more efficient use of expenditures out of the fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair
____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair