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HI HB310
Bill
Status
1/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Cedric Gates
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $300,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and $300,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish one full-time agriculture education coordinator position.
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Establishes the coordinator position to implement a coordinated framework of support for agriculture education across preschool through post-secondary levels, as recommended in the 2019 University of Hawaii agriculture education working group report.
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Identifies the average age of farmers in Hawaii as 60 years and addresses the shortage of new farmers by supporting agriculture education in public, charter, and independent schools.
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Aims to increase student enrollment in agriculture and food systems education pathways, teacher training in agriculture education, and the overall number of local food producers and agricultural professionals.
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Takes effect on June 30, 3000.
Legislative Description
Relating To Agriculture Education.
Appropriation ($)
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).
2/15/2023