STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1473-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.C.R. No. 94

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 94 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXPAND A SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM STATEWIDE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health, through its Healthy Hawaii Initiative, to convene a School Gardens Task Force to determine how best to expand a school garden program statewide.

The Department of Education, The Department of Health, and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 94 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair