Bill Text: HI HB515 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2021-07-06 - Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). [HB515 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-HB515-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

515

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to require the auditor to conduct an audit of the department of education's school food services branch to determine the current baseline of how much local produce is being purchased and served to students within our school cafeterias.  The intent of this Act is to use the results of the audit to provide the legislature with information on what type of food is being purchased by the school food services branch for school meals and help determine how much food that is purchased is locally sourced.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  The auditor shall conduct an audit of the department of education's school food services branch to determine the current baseline of how much local produce is being purchased and served to students that the branch is responsible for through mapping where produce used by the school food services branch is being purchased and if the produce is locally sourced.

     (b)  The auditor shall submit a report of the auditor's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2022.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.


 


 

Report Title:

Audit; Department of Education; School Food Services Branch

 

Description:

Requires the auditor to audit the department of education's school food services branch to determine how much local produce is being purchased and served to students.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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