Report Title:

DAGS; Remove from DOE Procurement Procedures

 

Description:

Eliminates the department of accounting and general services from department of education procurement procedures.

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1553

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Procurement procedures; department of accounting and general services. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department of education shall not be required to obtain the prior approval of the department of accounting and general services in the procurement of any product, service, or construction relating to educational facilities, including the repair and maintenance of any such facility."

SECTION 2. Section 302A-1502, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1502[]] School inspection program. The department of education, in consultation and cooperation with the department of health [and the department of accounting and general services], shall establish a school inspection program to maintain high levels of hygiene, sanitation and health, safety, maintenance, and physical appearance for each school for the benefit of students, administrators, and staff. The program shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) The utilization of checklists that reflect basic standards;

(2) The involvement of students, parents, and staff; and

(3) Regularly scheduled announced inspections and unannounced inspections of school grounds, restrooms, cafeterias, locker rooms, classrooms, and other facilities."

SECTION 3. Section 302A-1503, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) In the case of fixtures that are to be installed in existing or new school facilities, the department of [accounting and general services] education shall thereafter be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the donated fixtures. In the case of equipment that supports the school's curriculum and programs, the department of education shall thereafter be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the donated equipment."

SECTION 4. Section 302A-1504, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1504[]] School-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts. (a) The department shall establish school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts for the use of each public school, which shall not exceed $8,000 per school. The accounts shall be comprised of funds appropriated to the department for school-level minor repairs and maintenance and shall not be used for any other purpose, nor shall any other funds be deposited into the accounts.

(b) Funds in this account shall be expended at the direction of the school principal to contract for minor repairs and maintenance. Any funds appropriated for this purpose that are unencumbered at the close of each fiscal year shall lapse into the general fund.

[(c) Each school principal, through the superintendent, shall submit a report annually to the department of accounting and general services on expenditures made from this account.]"

SECTION 5. Section 302A-1505, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§302A-1505[]] Prioritization of repair and maintenance. [Each school shall meet with representatives of the department of accounting and general services on an annual basis to advise the department of school needs.] Before any repair and maintenance projects for the upcoming fiscal year are implemented, each individual school administration shall prioritize and approve its repair and maintenance needs, and approve the scope of the implementation plan for the individual projects. After schools have prioritized their repair and maintenance projects, a statewide list shall be prepared, reviewed, and approved by the department of education; provided that the department may make adjustments among schools and districts. Each school repair and maintenance priority listing shall be approved by the individual school administration [and submitted to the department of accounting and general services for implementation]. The department of [accounting and general services] education shall implement the school repair and maintenance program in accordance with the priorities set forth by the individual school administration."

SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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