STAND. COM. REP. NO. 405

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1385

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1385, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Department of Education to develop plans to provide public school students with centralized transportation services and more locally produced food in school meals.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Education and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that centralized transportation services will help to increase efficiency in the Department of Education. Your Committee further finds that increasing the amount of locally produced food served to public school students will help to provide fresher and healthier meals while also supporting local farmers.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1385, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1385, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair