STAND. COM. REP. NO. 565-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2491
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2491, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to set the price of school
lunches in proportion to the total cost of operating the school
food services program by allowing the Department of Education
(DOE) to adjust the price to maintain this proportion.

     The price will be limited to one-third of the cost of
preparing the lunches, rounded up to the nearest twenty-five
cents.  The DOE will continue to provide lower cost meals to
those who qualify.

     The DOE supported this bill.

     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.
2491, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 STAND. COM. REP. NO. 565-00
                                 Page 2

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair