STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1987-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3369

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3369, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a working group to develop a plan for the phased in consolidation of procurement services and staff within executive branch agencies within a five-year timespan, excluding the Department of Education, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, University of Hawaii, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs;

(2) Require the working group to make recommendations for attracting high-quality procurement professionals to the State; and

(3) Appropriate funds to the State Procurement Office to support the activities of the working group.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Budget and Finance, and State Procurement Office.

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. 3369, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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