STAND. COM. REP. 2545

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.C.R. No. 19

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 19 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL KITCHENS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education, with the assistance of the Department of Accounting and General Services, to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of central kitchens for the Department of Education.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that the Department of Education currently has approximately 45 central kitchens servicing 72 satellite serving kitchens. The department is evaluating consultant proposals to study the concept of establishing central kitchens to prepare meals or components of school meals for distribution to other schools. The study will also examine outsourcing meals and meal components, the use of new food preparation technology such as flash freezing, and other food production techniques to make the system more efficient to reduce costs.

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. 19 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair