House Joint Resolution No. 695 (attached as Appendix A), agreed to during the 1993 Session of the General Assembly, continued the joint subcommittee established pursuant House Joint Resolution No. 106 (1992) to examine the exemptions from the competitive procurement process for goods and services provided by institutions such as sheltered workshops and correctional facilities. The joint subcommittee's first interim report was made to the Governor and the 1993 Session of the General Assembly in House Document No. 77.

The membership of the joint subcommittee remained the same as initially appointed, consisting of seven members of the General Assembly and seven members appointed by the Governor, representing state institutions of higher education, the Department of General Services, the business community, local governments, sheltered workshops and the community at large.