STAND. COM. REP. NO. 448
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 288
S.D. 1
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Education and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 288 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to ban the sale of soft drinks in public school vending machines.
Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one state agency and four individuals. Comments were submitted by one private organization. Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
Your Committee finds that current Department of Education vending contracts stipulate only water and "healthy" juices are allowed, with "healthy" meaning at least fifty per cent real juice by volume. Your Committee understands that vending machines may still dispense soft drinks in teachers' lounges.
Your Committee has also considered Board of Education policy number 6810, Competitive Food Sales Policy, which states: "Beverage selections from school vending machines that are available to students shall contain only healthy beverages as deemed appropriate by the Department of Education."
Your Committee has amended this measure to conform to the Board of Education policy.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 288, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 288, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education and Housing,
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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