RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Establishes and appropriates funds for a school meal subsidy program within the department of education to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program, subject to income eligibility. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Feb 12, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 237) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 2:55PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
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