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HI HB230

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2023

Primary Sponsor

Micah Aiu

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer, replacing the president of the University of Hawaii.

  • Legislature finds that having the university president simultaneously serve as chief procurement officer creates conflicts of interest and is inconsistent with practices at most major public higher education systems nationwide.

  • Amends Section 103D-203(a) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to reflect the new designation of chief procurement officer.

  • Effective June 30, 3000, with amendments to Section 103D-203(a) not to be repealed when that section is reenacted on June 30, 2024, per Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2021.

Legislative Description

Relating To The University Of Hawaii.

University of Hawaii

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Kobayashi, Takayama voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) Amato, Kong, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (4).

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance1/31/2023
Higher Education & Technology1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

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