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HI HB2013
Bill
Status
1/26/2022
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Establishes a full-time school garden coordinator position (1.0 FTE) within the Department of Education's Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design to support the Hawaii farm to school program.
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Appropriates $200,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to fund the coordinator position and provide technical support and startup resources for schools establishing garden programs.
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Coordinator position aims to support three purposes of the Hawaii farm to school program: improving student health, developing an agricultural workforce, and accelerating garden and farm-based education.
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Recognizes that school gardens provide outdoor learning opportunities, mental and physical health benefits, and academic achievement support while reducing classroom burden.
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Takes effect July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Relating To School Gardens.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/17/2022