HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1547

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE uNIVERSITY OF hAWAII.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the operating bylaws of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for division I members allows educational institutions to provide meals to student-athletes as a benefit incidental to participation in intercollegiate athletics; provided that the institution does not provide student-athletes with a meal and cash for the same meal.  The bylaws also authorize institutions to provide a student-athlete financial aid, including a board allowance consisting of three meals per day or the institution's maximum meal plan that is available to all students, whichever is greater.  The legislature further finds that, notwithstanding these bylaws, the university of Hawaii, a division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, only provides student-athletes with one meal per day.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the university of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes enrolled at the university with two additional meals per day.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the university of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes enrolled at the university with two additional meals per day.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

University of Hawaii; Student-Athletes; Meals

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes enrolled at the university with two additional meals per day.

 

 

 

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