Bill Text: HI HB1462 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB1462 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB1462-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1462 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to develop a state school meal subsidy program within the department of education.
SECTION 2. (a) The department of education shall develop and implement a school meal subsidy program for students attending department schools.
(b) The school meal subsidy program shall target children whose families are not otherwise eligible for free lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program administered by the department of education's school food services branch and that meet the income eligibility participation requirements established by the department of education pursuant to subsection (c).
(c) The department of education shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to carry out the purposes of the school meal subsidy program established by this Act, including but not limited to income eligibility participation requirements and maximum amount of the subsidy offered by the program.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 to develop and implement the school meal subsidy program established by this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Department of Education; School Meal Subsidy Program; Appropriation
Description:
Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a School Meal Subsidy Program to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program, subject to income eligibility. Appropriates funds.
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