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SB2677
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2677
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to school meals
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
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�302D-
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School meals.
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(a)
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Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, free
school meals shall be provided to every student enrolled in a public charter
school that is participating in the National School Lunch Program whose family
income is no more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level,
regardless of a student's
eligibility for participation in the federal school meals program
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(b)
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No student shall be denied a meal solely for failure to pay for the meal.
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(c)
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The commission may adopt rules or policies
governing the collection of funds for student meal accounts with a negative
fund balance; provided that no rule or policy shall prohibit feeding a student
or otherwise conflict with subsection (b).
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(d)
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It is the intent of this section not to jeopardize the receipt of any
federal aid and to the extent, and only to the extent necessary to effectuate
this intent, the governor may modify the strict provisions of this section, but
shall promptly report any such modification with the governor's reasons
therefore to the next succeeding session of the legislature for review.
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(e)
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As used in this section, "school meals" means breakfast and
lunch prepared and served by a school cafeteria or a food vendor that is
located outside of school grounds, as designated by a public charter school.
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SECTION
2.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for meal subsidies for
students at public charter schools whose family income is no more than three
hundred per cent of the federal poverty level.
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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the state public charter school commission
for the purposes of this Act.
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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.
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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Keiki
Caucus; State Public Charter School Commission; Public Charter Schools; Meal
Subsidies; Appropriation
Description:
Beginning
with the 2026-2027 school year, requires public charter schools participating
in the National School Lunch Program to provide free meals to students whose
family income is no more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty
level.
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Appropriates funds.
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