Bill Text: HI SB1210 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Procurement Code; Employment Preference; Individuals with Disabilities; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB1210 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB1210-Amended.html
Report Title:
Procurement Code; Employment Preference; Individuals with Disabilities; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Description:
Establishes a preference for bidders to government contracts who hire individuals with disabilities and certain temporary assistance for needy families recipients. (SD1)
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part X to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103D‑ Preference for employers of individuals with disabilities and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families. (a) When a governmental body contracts for goods, services, or construction, a preference shall be given to a bidder who hires individuals with disabilities or recipients of temporary assistance for needy families; provided that the individuals with disabilities and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families are employed for the duration of the contract.
(b) The preference amount shall be equal to the percentage of individuals employed by the bidder who are individuals with disabilities or recipients of temporary assistance for needy families and shall be subtracted from the offer for selection purposes only; provided that the preference amount shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the bid price; provided further that part‑time employees who are individuals with disabilities or recipients of temporary assistance for needy families shall be counted in proportion to the number of hours they work in a forty hour work week.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "individual with disability" means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities and who is qualified to receive services from the department of human services' vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division, the department of health's adult mental health or developmental disabilities divisions, or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs."
SECTION 2. The state procurement office's policy board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
