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JUSTH+'ICATI®I~T SHEET Hawaii State Association of Counties A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO To remove the requirement for local governments to comply with rules adopted by the policy board and to place the decisiori-making power to use cooperative contracts within the discretion of local governments. Amends § 103D-802, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), by deleting language pertaining to rules adopted by the policy board. TI®1V: § 103D-201 and § 103D-202, HRS, :establish a procurement policy board with the authority to adopf rules consistent with Chapter 103D. Chapter 103D is based on the Model Procurement Code. All states have adopted a version of the Model Procurement Code. Most states that allow cooperative purchasing do not have policy boards restricting a government's ability to participate in cooperative contracts. ~ Currently, local governments in the State of Hawaii are limited by the Hawaii Administrative Rules set by the policy board to choose whether to use cooperative contracts. This is true event if the cooperative contracts went through a competitive selection process similar to the laws and rules of the State of Hawaii. Consequently, local governments may not be able to enter into a cooperative contract that is the most cost-eti'ective choice for itself or for its taxpayers. Local governments are in the best position to assess their own needs and the needs of the people they serve. Therefore local governments are also in the best position to make competent decisions as to whether to use a cooperative contract. The amendment would merely provide local government another option when deciding whether to enter into a coops contract: ~ °•There may be contracts, other than the coops contract, that have gone through Hawaii's procurement p and are still more cost efficient for local governments. amendment gives local governments another choice. with The