HB 1500 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Summary

Repeals the authority of the Department of Education to set the price for school meals, except to provide a lower rate or free meals through rules. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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HB1500 → HB1500_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill removes the Department of Education's authority to set school meal prices, replacing the previous requirement that meal prices must cover at least half the cost of preparation. The new version allows the department to establish prices through rules while ensuring a lower rate or free meals are available based on economic need. This change shifts pricing authority from a statutory mandate to a rule-making process.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on school meal pricing and funding, but the mechanism for setting prices has changed from a fixed statutory requirement to a flexible rule-based approach.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the specific requirement that meal prices must be set to ensure revenues cover at least half the cost of preparing meals.

Modified the pricing authority to allow the department to set prices through rules rather than a direct statutory mandate.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from upon approval to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error.

ELIGIBILITY

Added language clarifying that the department must provide lower rates or free meals to children based on economic need through rules.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 569) 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 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors