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FL S0980
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mackenson Bernard
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AI Summary
- Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a 1-year period beginning July 1, 2025, subject to legislative appropriation
- Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to select the three state universities or Florida College System institutions with the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students to participate in the pilot program
- Participating institutions must establish a hunger task force with student representatives, designate a staff member to assist with SNAP enrollment, provide at least one on-campus food pantry, host a Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week event, and develop a student meal credit donation program
- Requires the Commissioner to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by January 1, 2027, detailing program impact on reducing student food insecurity and recommendations for future funding and long-term implementation
- Directs the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to conduct a study on food insecurity at state universities and Florida College System institutions and submit findings to the Legislature by December 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government3/11/2025
Full Bill Text
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