CT HB07257

The Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education must each study policies and data regarding food insecurity at their respective public institutions, effective July 1, 2019.

Each board must document during October 2019 (and optionally additional months) the number of students reporting food insecurity, food pantry usage including students served and pounds of food distributed, and emergency grant applications and distributions during fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

Each board must submit a report to the joint standing committee on higher education by February 1, 2020, describing institutional policies affecting student food access, such as meal plan suspension for unpaid tuition and dining facility hours during holidays or vacations.

Reports must detail all programs providing benefits to food-insecure students, including how students access benefits, how benefits are distributed, funding sources, and whether benefits are sufficient to meet student needs.