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Committee adopts amendments to hunger‑free campus grant bill and moves funding decision behind the budget
Summary
Senate Bill 172 would create a hunger‑free campus designation and grant fund to support campus food pantries, meal vouchers and other measures; the Finance committee adopted two amendments and agreed to move the bill behind the budget for deferred funding consideration.
Senate Bill 172, a measure to create a ‘‘hunger‑free campus’’ classification and a related grant fund, was explained to the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 8 and returned to the calendar with amendments adopted.
Sponsor Senator Massey told the committee the bill would allow Tennessee higher‑education institutions to qualify as a “hunger‑free campus” if they establish a physical food pantry (or a partnership with an existing local…
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