CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 101-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2499

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2499, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

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:

(1) Designate the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii as the Chief Procurement Officer for the University; and

(2) Extend the sunset date for the designation of the University of Hawaii Chief Procurement Officer to June 30, 2027.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Designating the University of Hawaii Chief Financial Officer, rather than the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii, as the Chief Procurement Officer for the University;

(2) Extending the sunset date for the designation of the Chief Financial Officer as the Chief Procurement Officer to June 30, 2028;

(3) Requiring the University of Hawaii to:

(A) Provide the Chief Financial Officer a six-month transition period to hire and transfer the necessary procurement staff; and

(B) Complete its reorganization to place the procurement staff under the control of the Chief Financial Officer by July 1, 2025;

(4) Changing the effective date to June 29, 2024; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 2499, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2499, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair