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Sponsors introduce Hunger Free Campus Act to address student food insecurity
Summary
Sponsors presented House Bill 157 to create a Hunger Free Campus designation and grant program, empower the chancellor of higher education to set criteria and prioritize Pell-eligible institutions, and require reporting on program use and outcomes. Committee members raised questions about funding scale and implementation details.
Representatives introduced House Bill 157 in the Workforce and Higher Education Committee as a pilot grant and designation program intended to address college student food insecurity.
Sponsor testimony described HB157 as a program to allow the chancellor of higher education to establish criteria for a "Hunger Free Campus" designation, award grants to support existing basic-needs infrastructure, require reporting to the governor and General Assembly, and prioritize…
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