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HI SB460

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Wakai

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (amount not specified in bill text) to the Office of Community Services of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for purchasing, storing, and transporting food to distribute to food banks statewide

  • Distributes appropriated funds using the same methodology as The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service under 7 CFR 250 and 251.3(f)

  • Limits administrative costs to a maximum of 15 percent of each administering agency's allocation

  • Addresses food insecurity affecting one in six Hawaii residents, including nearly one in four children, with food banks distributing over 27 million pounds of food in fiscal year 2021-2022

  • Becomes effective January 1, 2050

Legislative Description

Relating To Food Banks.

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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

3/21/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2023
Human Services3/9/2023
Ways and Means2/17/2023
Labor and Technology1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

No bill text available