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HI HB627
Bill
Status
1/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Hawaii Farm to School Program within the Department of Agriculture to improve student health, develop agricultural workforce education, and expand local food procurement for public schools.
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Creates two full-time Farm to School Coordinator positions—one in the Department of Agriculture and one in the Department of Education—to collaborate on local food supply, demand, procurement, and nutrition education in schools.
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Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to fund each coordinator position (1.0 FTE each).
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Program aims to increase students' consumption of locally grown foods, support school gardens and farm-based education, and strengthen connections between schools and agricultural communities.
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Effective date: January 20, 2050.
Legislative Description
Department of Agriculture; Department of Education; Farm to School Program; Hawaii Farm to School Coordinators; Appropriations ($)
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1).
2/20/2015