Report Title:

Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Monetary Grants

Description:

Makes technical, housekeeping amendments relating to the authority of the office of Hawaiian affairs to award monetary grants.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1153

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to make technical, housekeeping amendments relating to the authority of the office of Hawaiian affairs to award monetary grants.

SECTION 2. Section 10-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§10-17[]] Grants; conditions and qualifications. (a) Applications for grants shall be made to the office and contain such information as the office shall require. At a minimum, the applicant shall show:

(1) The name of the requesting organization or individual;

(2) The purpose for the grant;

(3) The service to be supported by the grant;

(4) The target group to be benefited;

(5) The cost of the grant; and

(6) That the grant shall be used for activities that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Grants shall only be awarded if:

(1) The applicant has applied for or received all applicable licenses and permits, when such is required to conduct the activities or provide the services for which a grant is awarded;

(2) The applicant agrees to comply with applicable federal, state, and county laws;

(3) The grant shall not be used for purposes of entertainment or perquisites;

(4) All activities and improvements undertaken with funds received shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and county statutes and ordinances, including applicable building codes and agency rules; and

(5) The applicant will indemnify and hold harmless the office, the State of Hawaii, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims arising out of or resulting from activities carried out or projects undertaken with funds provided hereunder, and procure sufficient insurance to provide this indemnification if requested to do so by the office.

(c) To receive a grant, an applicant shall:

(1) Be:

(A) A for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit organization incorporated under the law of the State;

(B) A nonprofit community-based organization determined to be exempt from federal income taxation by the Internal Revenue Service;

(C) A cooperative association; or

(D) An individual, who in the board's determination, is able to provide the services or activities proposed in the application for a grant;

(2) In the case of a nonprofit organization, have a governing board whose members have no material conflict of interest and serve without compensation, have bylaws or policies that describe the manner in which business is conducted and policies relating to nepotism and management of potential conflict of interest situations, and employ or contract with no two or more members of a family or kin of the first or second degree of consanguinity unless specifically permitted by the office;

(3) Agree to make available to the office all records the applicant may have relating to the operation of the applicant's activity, business, or enterprise, to allow the office to monitor the applicant's compliance with the purpose of this chapter; and

(4) Establish, to the satisfaction of the office, that sufficient funds are available for the effective operation of the activity, business, or enterprise for the purpose for which the grant is awarded.

(d) Every grant shall be:

(1) Monitored by the office to ensure compliance with this chapter and the purposes and intent of the grant; and

(2) Evaluated annually to determine whether the grant attained the intended results in the manner contemplated.

(e) Grants made by the office under this chapter may be made without regard to chapters 103D and 103F."

SECTION 3. Section 103D-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this chapter shall not apply to contracts by governmental bodies:

(1) Solicited or entered into before July 1, 1994, unless the parties agree to its application to a contract solicited or entered into prior to July 1, 1994;

(2) To disburse funds, irrespective of their source:

(A) For grants or subsidies as those terms are defined in section 42F-101, made by the State in accordance with standards provided by law as required by article VII, section 4, of the State Constitution; or by the counties pursuant to their respective charters or ordinances;

(B) To make payments to or on behalf of public officers and employees for salaries, fringe benefits, professional fees, or reimbursements;

(C) To satisfy obligations that the State is required to pay by law, including paying fees, permanent settlements, subsidies, or other claims, making refunds, and returning funds held by the State as trustee, custodian, or bailee;

(D) For entitlement programs, including public assistance, unemployment, and workers' compensation programs, established by state or federal law;

(E) For dues and fees of organizations of which the State or its officers and employees are members, including the National Association of Governors, the National Association of State and County Governments, and the Multi-State Tax Commission;

(F) For deposit, investment, or safekeeping, including expenses related to their deposit, investment, or safekeeping;

(G) To governmental bodies of the State;

(H) As loans, under loan programs administered by a governmental body; and

(I) For contracts awarded in accordance with [the provisions of] chapter 103F[; and

(J) For grants awarded by the office of Hawaiian affairs in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10].

(3) To procure goods, services, or construction from a governmental body other than the University of Hawaii bookstores, from the federal government, or from another state or its political subdivision;

(4) To procure the following goods or services which are available from multiple sources but for which procurement by competitive means is either not practicable or not advantageous to the State:

(A) Services of expert witnesses for potential and actual litigation of legal matters involving the State, its agencies, and its officers and employees, including administrative quasi-judicial proceedings;

(B) Works of art for museum or public display;

(C) Research and reference materials including books, maps, periodicals, and pamphlets, which are published in print, video, audio, magnetic, or electronic form;

(D) Meats and foodstuffs for the Kalaupapa settlement;

(E) Opponents for athletic contests;

(F) Utility services whose rates or prices are fixed by regulatory processes or agencies;

(G) Performances, including entertainment, speeches, and cultural and artistic presentations;

(H) Goods and services for commercial resale by the State;

(I) Services of printers, rating agencies, support facilities, fiscal and paying agents, and registrars for the issuance and sale of the State's or counties' bonds;

(J) Services of attorneys employed or retained to advise, represent, or provide any other legal service to the State or any of its agencies, on matters arising under laws of another state or foreign country, or in an action brought in another state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, when substantially all legal services are expected to be performed outside this State;

(K) Financing agreements under chapter 37D; and

(L) Any other goods or services which the policy board determines by rules or the chief procurement officer determines in writing is available from multiple sources but for which procurement by competitive means is either not practicable or not advantageous to the State; and

(5) Which are specific procurements expressly exempt from any or all of the requirements of this chapter by:

(A) References in state or federal law to provisions of this chapter or a section of this chapter, or references to a particular requirement of this chapter; and

(B) Trade agreements, including the Uruguay Round General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which require certain non-construction and non-software development procurements by the comptroller to be conducted in accordance with its terms."

SECTION 4. Section 103F-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) This chapter shall apply to all contracts made by state agencies to provide health or human services to Hawaii's residents, provided that this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Contracts to award grants or subsidies of state funds appropriated by the legislature to a specific organization or individual;

(2) Transactions between or among government agencies, including but not limited to agreements, contracts, and grants;

(3) Transactions expressly exempt from the requirements of this chapter; and

(4) Transactions that the chief procurement officer determines are exempt under rules adopted by the policy board[; and

(5) Contracts to award grants of office of Hawaiian affairs funds pursuant to section 10-17]."

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request