Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR32 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 32 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting that the state procurement office convene a working group to propose legislation that will allow state departmentS and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 32
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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29	29	SENATE CONCURRENT
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31	31	RESOLUTION
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37	37	requesting that the state procurement office convene a working group to propose legislation that will allow state departmentS and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the use of electronic devices has grown substantially over the past two decades; and WHEREAS, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Americans have generated approximately three million tons of waste in consumer electronics goods per year during the last decade; and WHEREAS, while recycling of electronic devices prevents valuable materials from going into the waste stream, preventing waste in the first place is preferable to any waste management option; and WHEREAS, reusing items, such as electronic devices, is also beneficial to reducing consumer waste and can save state government in costs associated with purchasing new devices or equipment when items can be reused or refurbished instead; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the State Procurement Office is requested to convene a working group to propose legislation that will allow state departments and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to include the following members: (1) The Administrator of the State Procurement Office or the Administrator's designee, who shall serve as chair of the working group; (2) The State Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; (3) A representative from the Department of the Attorney General; (4) A representative from the Department of Education; (5) A representative from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services; (6) A representative from the refurbishing industry; (7) A representative from the recycling industry; (8) A representative from the electronics industry; (9) A representative from an environmental nonprofit organization; and (10) A state legislator representing each county, to be selected jointly by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the chair of the working group is requested to invite any other parties to participate on the working group as necessary; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023, that will allow state departments and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Administrator of the State Procurement Office, State Comptroller, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education, and Chief Information Officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Reuse Policy; Electronics Devices; Working Group
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45	45	WHEREAS, the use of electronic devices has grown substantially over the past two decades; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Americans have generated approximately three million tons of waste in consumer electronics goods per year during the last decade; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, while recycling of electronic devices prevents valuable materials from going into the waste stream, preventing waste in the first place is preferable to any waste management option; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, reusing items, such as electronic devices, is also beneficial to reducing consumer waste and can save state government in costs associated with purchasing new devices or equipment when items can be reused or refurbished instead; now, therefore,
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61	61	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the State Procurement Office is requested to convene a working group to propose legislation that will allow state departments and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse; and
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65	65	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to include the following members:
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69	69	(1) The Administrator of the State Procurement Office or the Administrator's designee, who shall serve as chair of the working group;
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73	73	(2) The State Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee;
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77	77	(3) A representative from the Department of the Attorney General;
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81	81	(4) A representative from the Department of Education;
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85	85	(5) A representative from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services;
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89	89	(6) A representative from the refurbishing industry;
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93	93	(7) A representative from the recycling industry;
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97	97	(8) A representative from the electronics industry;
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105	105	(10) A state legislator representing each county, to be selected jointly by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
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109	109	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the chair of the working group is requested to invite any other parties to participate on the working group as necessary; and
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113	113	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023, that will allow state departments and agencies to refurbish electronic devices for reuse; and
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117	117	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Administrator of the State Procurement Office, State Comptroller, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education, and Chief Information Officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services.
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125	125	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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139	139	Reuse Policy; Electronics Devices; Working Group