STAND. COM. REP. NO.  569

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1577

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1577, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPOSTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Establish a Composting Grant Pilot Project Working Group (Working Group) to develop guidelines and provide oversight for composting at Department of Education schools;

     (2)  Authorize the Department of Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the Working Group, to issue grants to establish a Composting Grant Pilot Project in Department of Education schools; and

     (3)  Appropriate funds to establish and implement the Composting Grant Pilot Project.

The Department of Education, Surfrider Foundation's Oahu Chapter, Windward Zero Waste School Hui, Hawaii Island School Garden Network, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Hui, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1577, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair