STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2822

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2070

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2070, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to exempt from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code purchases of career and technical education goods and services made by the Department of Education.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and Hawaii State Energy Office.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office.

Your Committee finds that the procurement exemption authorized by this measure will help the Department of Education to timely acquire career and technical education equipment and services thus enabling the Department to provide students with the skills and knowledge that meet current industry standards.

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. 2070, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair