CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 58-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2383

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 2383, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD,"

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) Decrease the membership of the State Procurement Policy Board from seven members to five;

(2) Clarify the appointment and experience requirements for members of the State Procurement Policy Board; and

(3) Repeal the State Procurement Policy Board nominating committee.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the State Procurement Policy Board has not held a meeting for several years due to attrition, a lack of applicants for vacancies, and the inability to meet quorum. By the end of the 2022 Regular Session, the seven-member State Procurement Policy Board will have just one member, the Comptroller. Accordingly, this measure restructures the State Procurement Policy Board to address the issue of vacancies on the Board and enables the Board to fulfill its duties.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the experience requirements for members of the State Procurement Policy Board;

(2) Amending section 1 for clarity and to reflect its amended purpose; and

(3) Making it effective upon its approval.

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. 2383, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2383, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE	ON THE PART OF THE SENATE
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Chair
____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair