SB 2706: DAB; LCC; DHRD; AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM; REPORT; APPROPRIATION

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: Senate
Latest Version Date: 2026-03-19

Current Status:

Failed

(2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:00 PM; Conference Room 411.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes a five-year Agriculture and Biosecurity Workforce Development Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College and the Department of Human Resources Development. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing