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Senate education committee advances bill to clarify local food purchase goals for schools
Summary
The Senate Committee on Education voted to pass House Bill 110, HD1, which clarifies local food purchase goals for public schools and sets a longer implementation timeframe; testimony from the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture and farm‑to‑school advocates emphasized the 30 percent target and implementation challenges.
The Senate Committee on Education voted to pass House Bill 110, House Draft 1, with amendments on March 17, 2025, sending the measure forward with a deferred effective date. The bill seeks to clarify the Department of Education's local food purchase goals for school meals and related procurement processes.
Supporters told the committee that the bill aligns state efforts to increase purchases of locally produced food. "We stand on our written testimony providing comments on this measure," said Dean Uchida, deputy superintendent of the Department of Education, when…
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