CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 112

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 398

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 398, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Human Services, in partnership with the State Procurement Office, to establish and implement a training program on government procurement and other procedures for nonprofit organizations that offer homeless outreach services or manage homeless housing programs in rural areas of the State.

Your Committee on Conference finds that in order for nonprofit organizations to effectively work in concert with state and county governments, these organizations require a clear understanding of the state procurement system, including the proposal and bid processes, to most effectively offer homeless outreach services or manage homeless housing programs. Your Committee on Conference further finds that while these types of programs are robust in urban areas, homeless outreach services and homeless housing programs are lacking in rural areas of the State. This measure therefore establishes and implements a program to provide training on government procurement in rural areas of the State.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $120,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 to establish and implement a government procurement training program; and

(2) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2019.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 398, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 398, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ RUSSELL E. RUDERMAN Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN Co-Chair
____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair