AR HB1920

Transfers up to $7,000,000 from General Revenue to the Aging and Adult Services Fund Account for meal and food services for the elderly, including congregate meals at senior centers and home-delivered meal programs

Creates the "Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program" with $490,000 (7% of funds) to provide matching grants up to $20,000 to counties, cities, and nonprofits that raise at least half the cost of their senior food programs

Allocates the remaining 93% of funds through the intrastate funding formula, split evenly between raw food costs (50%) and direct operating/labor costs for meal preparation and delivery (50%), with indirect costs capped at 10%

Establishes a two-year pilot program for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, after which the Legislative Council will review Area Agency on Aging reports to determine whether to continue the program

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2025, citing increasing food insecurity among Arkansas's growing elderly population