HI SB659

Exempts Department of Education purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products below a certain dollar threshold from the electronic procurement system requirement.

Requires the Department of Education to obtain no fewer than three written quotes for procurements between specified amounts, with an option to accept two quotes for rural school supplies.

Mandates the Department of Education establish county-level geographic preference guidelines that award contracts to locally sourced products if costs are no more than 10% higher than the lowest out-of-state option, or up to 15% higher with documented justification.

Exempts Department of Education agricultural product procurements from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code (Chapter 103D).

Takes effect July 1, 3000.