Hawaii SB229 requires the Department of Education to adopt rules for procuring locally grown food for public schools.
Hawaii SB229 mandates the Department of Education to create procurement rules for public schools that prioritize unprocessed locally grown and raised agricultural products. This includes maintaining internal policies and procedures for timely procurement, posting procurement policies and contracts on the department's website, and implementing a dispute resolution process. The rules must also consider quality, delivery, sustainability, nutritional value, and past performance when determining the most advantageous proposal.
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