HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1547

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

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 equivalent to the value of the maximum meal plan that is available to all students.  The bylaws allow for additional meals 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 legislature further finds that, notwithstanding these bylaws, the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, a division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, only provides student-athletes with one meal per day incidental to participation while the student-athletes are "in-season".  The National Collegiate Athletics Association allows for this meal during the "out-of-season" segment as well and allows for additional snacks at any time.  The current, partial implementation of the National Collegiate Athletics Association allowed meal, incidental to competition, is an unfunded initiative.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes enrolled at the university with a meal incidental to competition and snacks as permitted by National Collegiate Athletics Association bylaws.

     SECTION 2.  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 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 a meal incidental to competition and snacks as permitted by National Collegiate Athletics Association bylaws; provided that:

     (1)  If the sums appropriated are used to provide meals for student-athletes incidental to competition during the off-season, the incidental meal shall be in conjunction with a team workout;

     (2)  The sums appropriated shall cover up to seventy-five per cent of the costs associated with providing meals incidental to competition and snacks for student-athletes; and

     (3)  An athletic fundraising entity associated with the University of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii athletics department, or extramural funding shall cover twenty-five per cent of the costs associated with providing meals incidental to competition and snacks for student-athletes.

     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, 2050.


 


 

Report Title:

UH; Student-Athletes; Meals; Athletics Program; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes enrolled at the university with a meal incidental to competition and snacks as permitted by the National Collegiate Athletics Association, under certain conditions.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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