STAND. COM. REP. NO.  952

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   H.B. No. 556

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 556, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to repeal Section 103F-401.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires:

 

(1)  All applicants for health and human services procurement contracts (contracts) to possess all necessary licenses to operate a child care program; and

 

(2)  All contracts to include only costs, fees, and taxes reflected in the contracts.

 

     The Department of Health and State Procurement Office testified in support of this measure.

 

     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 H.B. No. 556, H.D. 1, 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