Bill Text: HI SB659 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-23 - Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. [SB659 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-SB659-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the department of 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 part II, subpart C, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A- Procurement; locally sourced products;
geographic preference; small purchases.
(a) Notwithstanding sections 103D-102 and
103D-305(c), or any other law to the contrary, the department may procure fresh
local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or
food products of less than $100,000 without using an electronic procurement
system; provided that the procurement shall be subject to the rules governing
procurements of less than $25,000.
(b) The department shall establish
guidelines with a geographic preference for locally sourced products when
procuring products.
(c) For the purposes of this
section:
"Fresh local agricultural products" has the same meaning as
defined in section 302A-405.6.
"Local
value-added processed, agricultural, or food products" has the same
meaning as defined in section 302A-405.6.
"Locally sourced products" has the same meaning as defined in
section 302A-405.6."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
DOE; Procurement; Locally Sourced Products; Fresh Local Agricultural Products; Local Value-Added Processed, Agricultural, or Food Products; Exemption; Geographic Preference
Description:
Exempts from the electronic procurement system the Department of Education's purchase of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or food products not exceeding $100,000, subject to certain requirements. Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining a geographic preference for locally sourced products.
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