STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1864

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 121

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE HAWAII FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage the procurement of fresh local produce for our schools and healthy eating habits among our students by requesting the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, in cooperation with other entities, to convene a working group of stakeholders to consider the feasibility of establishing a farm to school program in Hawaii's public schools.

 

     The Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  The University of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the working group develop a draft policy statement on the establishment of a farm to school program in Hawaii's public schools to be included in any reports submitted to the Legislature; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committees on Higher Education and Education in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair