STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3723

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 160

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.R. No. 160 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY TO ADOPT AND PUBLISH ADMINISTRATIVE RULES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ACT 72, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2020, AS AMENDED, BY NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2023, AND THE GOVERNOR TO SUBMIT A RELATED REPORT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Request the School Facilities Authority to adopt and publish administrative rules in accordance with chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as necessary to implement Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, as amended (Act 72), by no later than July 1, 2023; and

(2) Request the Governor to submit a report documenting the process by which the School Facilities Authority purchases real property and executes capital improvement project contracts to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the School Facilities Authority.

Your Committee finds that, presently, there are no administrative rules to implement Act 72. Your Committee further finds that the lack of administrative rules can hamper the operations of the School Facilities Authority. For example, there is currently a lack of clarity regarding the process by which the School Facilities Authority purchases real property and executes capital improvement project contracts. Accordingly, this measure promotes the sound operation of the School Facilities Authority by encouraging the development of administrative rules regarding the same.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 160 and recommends its adoption.

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

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair