STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1678

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2021

 

RE:   S.B. No. 589

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 589, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Establish the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in statute as the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, to be administered by a Director who is to be appointed by the University of Hawaii Board of Regents;

 

     (2)  Establish accountability and administrative relationships among the Director of the Cancer Center, Dean of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Provost of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and President of the University of Hawaii;

 

     (3)  Require the University of Hawaii to develop and implement a plan for the John A. Burns School of Medicine and University of Hawaii Cancer Center to achieve greater operational efficiencies, reduce duplication of services, and share administrative functions to the maximum extent practicable, and require the President of the University of Hawaii to submit a report on the progress of the plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2023;

 

     (4)  Require that funds from the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund for the John A. Burns School of Medicine or Cancer Research Center of Hawaii be used for educational purposes only;

 

     (5)  Require that funds from the Research and Training Revolving Fund for the John A. Burns School of Medicine or Cancer Research Center of Hawaii be used for research and research-related purposes only;

 

     (6)  Repeal the sunset provision in Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, relating to research commercialization and economic development as they relate to technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii;

 

     (7)  Make the Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program permanent by repealing the sunset provision in Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017; and

 

     (8)  Make the authority of the President of the University of Hawaii to act as the University of Hawaii's Chief Procurement Officer for all procurement contracts under chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, permanent by repealing the sunset provision in Act 42, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii System, three individuals, and a petition from numerous individuals.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; DataHouse Consulting, Inc.; Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.; Adnoviv, Inc.; University of Hawaii Professional Assembly; and Hawaiian Telcom.


     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 589, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair