STAND. COM. REP. NO.  320

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1188

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1188 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $200,000 in general revenues for fiscal year 2020-2021 to continue the Small Business Assistance Initiative established by Act 42, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017.

 

     The State Procurement Office testified in support of this measure.

 

     Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by changing:

 

(1)  The fiscal year of the appropriation to fiscal year 2019-2020, which the State Procurement Office had originally requested; and

 

(2)  The effective date of this measure to January 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

 

Your Committee acknowledges the good work of the State Business Assistance Initiative, a three-year small business assistance initiative that was established to facilitate the collection and development of relevant data and information and convene stakeholders for the development of an effective small business program, including the development of rules.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1188, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1188, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

 

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair