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Committee advances Hunger Free Campus Act to allow public and private institutions to set up campus food-security programs
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 273 as amended to create a voluntary "Hunger Free Campus" designation for institutions of higher education, expand eligibility to private institutions, and establish a task force and optional fund to help campuses set up food banks; members discussed a $200,000 funding request that was not included in the current
The House Ways and Means Education Committee approved House Bill 273, the Hunger Free Campus Act, as amended to allow private two- and four-year institutions to participate on a voluntary basis.
A committee member said she was carrying the bill on behalf of Representative Collins. The measure creates a process for public institutions — and now, as amended, private institutions — to seek designation as a "Hunger Free Campus."…
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