STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1233

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1038

S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote and develop a professional procurement workforce, improve contract opportunities for private sector contractors, and promote excellence in procurement accountability and administration for the public sector by:

(1) Removing oversight of the Procurement Institute from the State Procurement Office; and

(2) Establishing and appropriating funds for the Procurement Institute at the William S. Richardson School of Law of the University of Hawaii (UH).

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the Hawaii Procurement Institute, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of this measure. The State Procurement Office offered comments.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1038, S.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair