HB 1075 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Summary

Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than one-quarter of the cost of preparing the meals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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HB1075 → HB1075_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill reduces the required revenue from school meal sales from one-half to one-quarter of the cost of preparing meals, making meals more affordable for families. The effective date was changed from upon approval to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error. The bill also updates the statutory language to reflect the new revenue requirement while maintaining provisions for annual price adjustments and free meals for economically needy students.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on school meal pricing requirements, but the revenue threshold was lowered and the effective date was modified.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the minimum revenue requirement from school meal sales from one-half to one-quarter of the cost of preparing meals.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from upon approval to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated statutory language in section 302A-405(a) to reflect the new revenue requirement and formatting changes.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 566) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors