HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

749

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The Hawaii State Planning Act, chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes, asserts that it shall be the policy of the State to promote economically competitive activities that increase Hawaii's agricultural self-sufficiency, attractiveness, and opportunities for an agricultural workforce and livelihood.

     The legislature finds that to ensure Hawaii's agricultural self-sufficiency, it is critical to create a workforce development plan that will:

     (1)  Introduce Hawaii's youth to agriculture-related activities that will promote an interest and aptitude in agricultural sustainability;

     (2)  Engage in an ongoing effort to promote the development of future leaders in the agricultural sector who will have a vision for the future of Hawaii in all sectors of the agriculture industry and its related fields;

     (3)  Identify available opportunities for future workforce participants to engage in and further their training to prepare to become members of the agricultural workforce; and

     (4)  Develop a seamless Hawaii P-20 program to transition future agricultural workforce participants into the workforce.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  There is created within the department of labor and industrial relations, for administrative purposes only, the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board, which shall include the following members or their designees:

     (1)  The director of labor and industrial relations;

     (2)  The chairperson of the board of agriculture;

     (3)  The superintendent of the department of education;

     (4)  The dean of the college of tropical agriculture and human resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa;

     (5)  The dean of the college of agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management at the University of Hawaii at Hilo;

     (6)  A chancellor of a community college within the University of Hawaii system, selected by the other members of the advisory board;

     (7)  A representative from the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation; and

     (8)  A representative from the farming community to be selected by the chairperson of the board of agriculture.

The director of labor and industrial relations shall serve as the chairperson of the advisory board.

     (b)  The advisory board shall be responsible for:

     (1)  Developing the next generation of the agriculture industry workforce in the State;

     (2)  The mission, direction, and goals of the advisory board;

     (3)  Developing partnerships with agricultural organizations and stakeholders to further the advisory board's mission and objectives;

     (4)  Maintaining and supporting the National FFA Organization within the State; and

     (5)  Recommending projects and programs to promote the expansion and development of the agricultural industry in the State.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013-2014 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 to assist in the establishment and support of the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of labor and industrial relations for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.


 


 

Report Title:

Agriculture; Hawaii Agriculture Workforce Advisory Board

 

Description:

Establishes the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board to promote agricultural self-sufficiency in the State.  Appropriates funds to establish and support the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board.  Effective 07/01/2030.  (HD2)

 

 

 

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