STAND. COM. REP. NO. 757

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1414

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1414, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to support research and training activities at the University of Hawaii.

Specifically, this measure:

(1) Exempts certain University of Hawaii contracts involving research and training from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code;

(2) Requires the Board of Regents to develop internal policies and procedures for the exempted procurements;

(3) Repeals the requirement that the Board of Regents develop internal policies and procedures for the procurement of construction;

(4) Authorizes the President of the University of Hawaii to delegate procurement authority for research and training to the Vice President for Research and Innovation; and

(5) Requires the University of Hawaii to submit its procurement policies and procedures and certain procurement data to the Legislature.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the procurement exemptions granted to the University of Hawaii by this measure will help to strengthen the University's sponsored research and training activities.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1414, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1414, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair