Bill Text: HI SB1179 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Department of Education; Farm to School Program

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB1179 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB1179-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1030

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1179

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 1179, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support local agriculture and promote healthy eating habits for students by establishing a state farm to school policy, and a farm to school program in Hawaii's public schools.

 

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Education opposed this measure. 

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1179, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1179, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

 

 

		____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair