STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2241

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 38

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING RESTAURANTS TO DONATE ANY LEFTOVER FOOD TO HOMELESS SHELTERS AT THE END OF THEIR BUSINESS DAY AND URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD DONATION GUIDELINES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge restaurants to donate leftover food to homeless shelters at the end of their business day and to urge the Department of Health to develop and disseminate temperature controlled for safety food donation guidelines.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Hawaii Restaurant Association, Oahu County Committee of the Oahu County Democrats, Oahu County Democrats Legislative Priorities Committee, Andrea Quinn, and James Gauer.

Your Committees have amended this measure by deleting lines 16-20 on page 2.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health,

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair