STAND. COM. REP. NO. 965-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1864

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1864, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the ability of school food programs to serve students fresh, locally grown foods by authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriating funds for school cafeteria upgrades and cafeteria staff training.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; one member of the Hawai‘i County Council; Hawai‘i Farm Bureau; Ulupono Initiative; Hawai‘i Food+ Policy Internship 2022; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Hawai‘i Farm to School Hui; Hawai‘i Alliance for Progressive Action; and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance and Department of Agriculture.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the general bond obligation issuance amount and appropriation amount to unspecified amounts.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1864, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1864, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair