Bill Text: HI HB2128 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Making An Emergency Appropriation To The Department Of Education For An Agriculture Innovation Center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-28 - Referred to AGR, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB2128 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB2128-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR AN AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. The legislature finds that increasing the consumption of local food and promoting healthy eating habits particularly among children is vital to having healthy families and healthy communities. In 2015, the legislature passed Act 218 which created a farm to school program because farm to school activities have shown to support nutritious school food environments and establish healthy behaviors at an early age. Moreover, in 2021 the legislature passed Act 175 establishing a goal that at least thirty per cent of food served in public schools be locally sourced by 2030.
The legislature further finds that to increase the amount of locally grown food served in public schools it is vital to have the proper facilities to grow food locally and to teach students about agriculture. In addition to growing food, students must also have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of agriculture to be able to have viable careers in agriculture and to continue promoting the growth and consumption of locally grown foods.
The legislature further finds that there is a proposal to build a state-of-the-art agriculture innovation center on Kauai. The proposed facility has the potential to provide agricultural opportunities for students on Kauai, statewide, nationally, and internationally. Beyond growing food, students would be taught development of value-added products; finance; soil research; science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research; and aquaculture. This agriculture innovation center could become a thriving hub for STEM curriculum and career opportunities for all of Hawaii's youth.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for fiscal year 2021-2022 to build an agriculture innovation center to conduct an agricultural program.
SECTION 3. The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $6,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2021-2022 for the purpose of building an agriculture innovation center for the department of education.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education.
SECTION 4. The appropriation made for the capital improvement project authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2024, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Department of Education; Agriculture; Innovation
Description:
Provides an emergency appropriation for the department of education to build an agriculture innovation center.
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