HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2115
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

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

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to continue the work of the agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative to conduct training on all islands for teachers, school administrators, and students in agricultural self-sufficiency.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the operations of the K-12 agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative.

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

SECTION 3. The department of labor and industrial relations shall submit an annual report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2019 and each session thereafter regarding the effectiveness of the agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative in creating jobs.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Agriculture; K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the department of labor and industrial relations for the K-12 agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative. Requires annual reporting on the effectiveness of the initiative. Takes effect on 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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