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HI HB995

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Richard Onishi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Directs the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to existing on-farm mentoring programs that teach whole system approach agriculture, including locally sourced organic techniques, indigenous microorganism culturing, and nutrient recycling.

  • Appropriates $60,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2015-2016 to support existing whole system approach on-farm mentoring programs.

  • Appropriates unspecified sums to the Department of Education for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to implement and operate the Future Farmers of America program.

  • Appropriates unspecified sums as a grant to the Hawaii 4-H Foundation (administered by the University of Hawaii) for fiscal year 2015-2016 to implement and operate the 4-H program.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2112.

Legislative Description

Agriculture; Food Sustainability; On-Farm Mentoring; Future Farmers of America; 4-H; Appropriations ($)

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

3/27/2015

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/27/2015
Agriculture3/10/2015
Finance2/20/2015
Education2/10/2015
Agriculture1/29/2015

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