Bill Text: HI HB992 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Farm-To-Work; Education
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB992 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB992-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Farm-To-Work; Education
Description:
Establishes a farm-to-work nutrition program in the public schools.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO NUTRITION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A- Farm-to-school nutrition program. For the purposes of this section, "farm-to-school" means to connect schools with local farmers with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting local farmers. The department shall establish a farm-to-school nutrition program and shall:
(1) Investigate the potential of various procurement procedures and tools for school food authorities to purchase local farm products, including procuring from local farmers, processors, and suppliers within larger food contracts;
(2) Educate food service personnel on procurement techniques to promote their use for farm-to-school initiatives implemented under this section;
(3) Implement food preparation training for food service personnel to accommodate sourcing fresh and local produce and products;
(4) Encourage procurement from local farmers, processors, and suppliers for farm produce and products whenever possible under the procurement code;
(5) Encourage all new school construction projects to consider kitchen facilities capable of producing fresh and healthy school meals;
(6) Hire a farm-to-school coordinator to identify local farmers, processors, and suppliers to enhance the farm-to-school connection;
(7) Identify, target, and promote job creation around farm-to-school initiatives;
(8) In cooperation with commodity groups and grower associations, utilize existing web-based market development tools or adopt a voluntary web-based directory of farmers searchable by location; provided that the directory shall be updated and consistently maintained and usable by anyone interested in locating local farmers and local produce and products; and
(9) Investigate opportunities for farmers to supply their products to commercial distributors that service public schools."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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