STAND. COM. REP. NO. 15»
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 134
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 134 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A DETAILED REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
THE TRUE COST OF PRODUCING SCHOOL MEALS TO ENSURE
TRANSPARENCY AND AVOID UNNECESSARY PRICE INCREASES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Education to provide a detailed report to the
Legislature on the true cost of producing school meals to ensure
transparency and avoid unnecessary price increases.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Education.
Your Committee finds that the Department of Education has a
statutory mandate to ensure that funds received from the sale of
school meals are at least one-half the cost of preparing the
meals. While costs associated with food service have increased in
the last decade, there are no codified reporting procedures for
the Department of Education to report costs. Without accurate
data, students and families are unable to ascertain the
justification for increases to meal costs, which negatively impact
students who receive free or reduced-price meals. Encouraging the
Department of Education to establish proper reporting processes
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will enable transparency, effective communication, and fiscal
responsibility for meal preparation.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 134
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Education,
MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Education
EDU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments Hold Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
KIDANI, Michelle N. (C) y
KIM, Donna Mercado (VC)
HASHIMOTO, Troy N. <
/
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
DECORTE, Samantha
TOTAL
Recommendation: /
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair^^^^^si^ee^^^^atur^
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24