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Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Prohibits all governmental bodies and public employees from procuring services for project management through non‑governmental third-party contracts, except for certain procurements of independent verification and validation contracts for information technology services. Requires every budget transfer to receive prior written certification from an appropriate fiscal officer as to the effect the budget transfer will have on the total project budget or the total contract budget. Appropriates moneys to establish a Special Project Branch within the Public Works Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services, including 3.0 full-time equivalent permanent positions, to provide specialized expertise and staff resources that support the Division's implementation of certain complex, high-profile capital improvement program projects using innovative, non‑traditional delivery methods.
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PROTESTS. Requires the forfeiture of cash or protest bond in an administrative proceeding for review of procurement-related disputes if the initiating party does not prevail.
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RELATING TO STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL. Establishes a two-year state-funded travel moratorium for certain state agencies, with certain exceptions. Permits the Department of Accounting and General Services to adopt rules. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2028.
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RELATING TO A REGULAR SESSION REVIEW WORKING GROUP. Establishes a Regular Session Review Working Group to determine the essential timing and effective framework for a lengthened legislative calendar for election and non-election years. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires report finalization and drafting assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Appropriates moneys.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.
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Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.
If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions.pdf
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For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey Chair |