Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1407 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Hunger -Free Campus Grant 2
16	16	Program; providing a short title; creating s. 3
17	17	1004.092, F.S.; defining terms; establishing the 4
18	18	Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program within the Department 5
19	19	of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing the 6
20	20	purpose of the grant program; requiring the 7
21	21	Commissioner of Agriculture to annually designate 8
22	22	eligible public postsecondary educational institution 9
23	23	campuses as Hunger-Free Campuses; providing that the 10
24	24	designation remains in place until the commissioner 11
25	25	makes a determination that a campus is no longer 12
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27	27	eligibility requirements for a public postsecondary 14
28	28	educational institution to participate in the program; 15
29	29	providing modified requirements for certain 16
30	30	institutions; requiring the commissioner, subject to 17
31	31	the appropriation of funds, to award grants to public 18
32	32	postsecondary educational institutions that have one 19
33	33	or more campuses designated as a Hunger -Free Campus; 20
34	34	requiring the commissioner to determine grant amounts; 21
35	35	requiring the commissioner to prioritize grants to 22
36	36	public postsecondary educational institutions with the 23
37	37	highest percentages of eligible Pell Grant recipients 24
38	38	enrolled in the student body; specifying the purposes 25
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54	54	submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by 29
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59	59	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 34
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61	61	Section 1. This act may be cited as th e "Hunger-Free 36
62	62	Campus Act." 37
63	63	Section 2. Section 1004.092, Florida Statutes, is created 38
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65	65	1004.092 Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program. — 40
66	66	(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 41
67	67	(a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture. 42
68	68	(b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 43
69	69	Consumer Services. 44
70	70	(2) The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program is established 45
71	71	within the department. The purpose of the program is to support 46
72	72	efforts to fight hunger on the campuses of public postseconda ry 47
73	73	educational institutions. 48
74	74	(3) The commissioner shall annually designate as Hunger -49
75	75	Free Campuses those public postsecondary educational institution 50
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88	88	campuses that meet the applicable eligibility requirements 51
89	89	specified in subsection (4). The designation remains in place 52
90	90	until the commissioner makes a determination that a campus is no 53
91	91	longer eligible and revokes the designation. 54
92	92	(4)(a) The administration of a public postsecondary 55
93	93	educational institution that awards baccalaureate or higher 56
94	94	degrees must do all of the following for the campus to be 57
95	95	eligible to participate in the program: 58
96	96	1. Establish a hunger task force, which includes 59
97	97	representatives from the student body and which meets a minimum 60
98	98	of three times each academic year, to set a minimum of two 61
99	99	annual goals to address hunger on campus, each with an action 62
100	100	plan. 63
101	101	2. Designate a staff member responsible for assisting 64
102	102	students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition 65
103	103	Assistance Program (SNAP) as defined in s. 414.456(1). 66
104	104	3. Provide options for students to use SNAP benefits at 67
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106	106	establishments in the area surrounding the campus where they can 69
107	107	use SNAP electronic benefits transfer cards. 70
108	108	4. Host an activity or event duri ng Hunger and 71
109	109	Homelessness Awareness Week to promote awareness of hunger on 72
110	110	this nation's campuses. 73
111	111	5. Provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or 74
112	112	enable students to receive food at no cost through a separate, 75
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125	125	stigma-free process. The campus m ay partner with a local food 76
126	126	bank or food pantry to meet this requirement. 77
127	127	6. Develop a student meal credit donation program or 78
128	128	designate a certain amount of funds for free food vouchers which 79
129	129	might otherwise be raised through such a program. 80
130	130	7. Annually conduct a student survey on hunger, developed 81
131	131	by the department, and submit the results of the survey and a 82
132	132	best practices campus profile to the department at a date 83
133	133	prescribed by the department for inclusion in a comparative 84
134	134	profile of each campus desi gnated as a Hunger-Free Campus. 85
135	135	(b) The administration of a public postsecondary 86
136	136	educational institution that awards degrees no higher than an 87
137	137	associate degree must meet the requirements of subparagraphs 88
138	138	(a)1., 2., 4., 5., and 7. for the campus to be eli gible for 89
139	139	participation in the program. 90
140	140	(5)(a) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the 91
141	141	Legislature, the commissioner shall award grants on a 92
142	142	competitive basis to public postsecondary educational 93
143	143	institutions that have one or more campuses designated as a 94
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145	145	(b) The commissioner shall determine the amount of each 96
146	146	grant, prioritizing grants made to public postsecondary 97
147	147	educational institutions with the highest percentages of 98
148	148	eligible Pell Grant recipients enrolled in the student body . 99
149	149	(c) Grants awarded pursuant to this subsection must be 100
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162	162	used to: 101
163	163	1. Address student hunger; 102
164	164	2. Promote sustainable solutions to address basic food 103
165	165	needs on campus; 104
166	166	3. Raise awareness of services currently offered on campus 105
167	167	which address basic food needs; and 106
168	168	4. Build partnerships at the local, state, and national 107
169	169	levels to address food insecurity among public postsecondary 108
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171	171	(d) Grant recipients shall submit a report to the 110
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173	173	describes how grant awards were used. 112
174	174	(6) The commissioner shall submit a report on the program 113
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176	176	the House of Representatives by July 1, 2024. The report must 115
177	177	include, but need not be limite d to, the number and amounts of 116
178	178	grants awarded; the impact of the program on establishing 117
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180	180	institutions; the impact of the program on reducing the number 119
181	181	of students experiencing food insecurity; and recommendations 120
182	182	regarding funding for the program. 121
183	183	(7) The department shall adopt rules to implement the 122
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185	185	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 124