MA S939

Creates a hunger-free campus grant program managed by the Department of Higher Education to address student food insecurity at public colleges, municipally administered colleges, and minority-serving institutions

Authorizes hiring a program director to develop grant guidelines based on criteria including designated campus staff, hunger awareness programs, acceptance of federal/state nutrition benefits by meal vendors, and student meal credit sharing programs

Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Trust Fund to receive appropriations, interest, and public/private donations, with funds not reverting to the General Fund at fiscal year end

Requires annual report by July 1 to the governor and legislature on grant amounts, participating institutions, campus activities, student engagement levels, and program outcomes

Requires separate annual report by October 1 on trust fund activity including funding sources, expenditures, grants distributed, and revenue projections for the following year