Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1555 Compare Versions

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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to the Hunger -Free Campus Pilot 2
16	16		Program; providing a short title; establishing the 3
17	17		Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program within the Department 4
18	18		of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing the 5
19	19		purpose of the program; providing definitions; 6
20	20		requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to select 7
21	21		three state universities or Florida College System 8
22	22		institutions for participation in the program; 9
23	23		providing criteria for the selection of such 10
24	24		universities or institutions; providing requirements 11
25	25		for participating universities and institutions; 12
26	26		requiring participating universities and institutions 13
27	27		to submit a report to the department; requiring the 14
28	28		commissioner to submit a report to the Governor and 15
29	29		the Legislature by a specified date; specifying 16
30	30		requirements for the reports; authorizing the 17
31	31		department to adopt rules; requiring the Office of 18
32	32		Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability 19
33	33		to conduct a study to evaluate food insecurity on the 20
34	34		campuses of Florida College System institutions and 21
35	35		state universities; providing requirements for the 22
36	36		office and the study; requiring the office to submit a 23
37	37		report to the Legislature by a specified date; 24
38	38		providing an effective date. 25
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52	52		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54	54		Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Hunger -Free 29
55	55		Campus Act." 30
56	56		Section 2. (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the 31
57	57		Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program is establi shed within the 32
58	58		Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to support 33
59	59		efforts to fight hunger on the campuses of public postsecondary 34
60	60		educational institutions. The program is established for a 35
61	61		period of 1 year beginning July 1, 2023. 36
62	62		(2) For purposes of this section, the term: 37
63	63		(a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture. 38
64	64		(b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 39
65	65		Consumer Services. 40
66	66		(3) The commissioner shall select the three state 41
67	67		universities or Florida College Syste m institutions with the 42
68		-	highest ~~percentage~~ of ~~students receiving a~~ Pell Grant to 43
69		-	~~participate in~~ the program. 44
	68	+	highest number of Pell Grant -eligible students to participate in 43
	69	+	the program. 44
70	70		(4) A participating state university or Florida College 45
71	71		System institution participating in the program shall: 46
72	72		(a) Establish a hunger task force, whic h includes 47
73	73		representatives from the student body and which meets at least 48
74	74		three times during the program, to set at least two goals to 49
75	75		address hunger on campus, each with an action plan. 50
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88	88		(b) Designate a staff member responsible for assisting 51
89	89		students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition 52
90	90		Assistance Program (SNAP) as defined in s. 414.456(1), Florida 53
91	91		Statutes. 54
92	92		(c) Provide options for students to use SNAP benefits at 55
93	93		campus stores or provide students with information on 56
94	94		establishments in the area surrounding the campus at which they 57
95	95		can use SNAP electronic benefit transfer cards. 58
96	96		(d) Host an activity or event during Hunger and 59
97	97		Homelessness Awareness Week to promote awareness of hunger on 60
98	98		the nation's campuses. 61
99	99		(e) Provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or 62
100	100		enable students to receive food at no cost through a separate, 63
101	101		stigma-free process. The campus may partner with a local food 64
102	102		bank or food pantry to meet this requirement. 65
103	103		(f) Develop a student meal credit donation program or 66
104	104		designate a certain amount of funds for free food vouchers which 67
105	105		might otherwise be raised through such a program. 68
106	106		(g) Conduct a student survey on hunger, developed by the 69
107	107		department, and submit the results of the survey and a best 70
108	108		practices campus profile t o the department at a date prescribed 71
109	109		by the department for inclusion in a comparative profile of each 72
110	110		campus designated as a hunger -free campus. 73
111	111		(5)(a) Each participating state university or Florida 74
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125	125		department, in the manner the department prescribes, which 76
126	126		describes how the university or institution implemented the 77
127	127		program and the results from such program. 78
128	128		(b) The commissioner shall submit a report on the program 79
129	129		to the Governor, the President o f the Senate, and the Speaker of 80
130	130		the House of Representatives by January 1, 2025. The report must 81
131	131		include, but need not be limited to, the impact of the program 82
132	132		on establishing hunger -free campuses at participating state 83
133	133		universities or Florida College Sys tem institutions; the impact 84
134	134		of the program on reducing the number of students experiencing 85
135	135		food insecurity; and recommendations regarding future funding 86
136	136		and implementation for the program. 87
137	137		(6) The department may adopt rules to implement the 88
138	138		program. 89
139	139		Section 3. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 90
140	140		Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study to 91
141	141		evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of Florida College 92
142	142		System institutions and state universities. 93
143	143		(2) The study must include reco mmendations for any changes 94
144	144		to general law, Board of Governor regulations, or State Board of 95
145	145		Education rules needed to address food insecurity on the 96
146	146		campuses of Florida College System institutions and state 97
147	147		universities. 98
148	148		(3) In conducting the study, OPP AGA shall consult with the 99
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163	163		relevant stakeholders. 102
164	164		(4) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the 103
165	165		President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 104
166	166		Representatives by December 1, 2023. 105
167	167		Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 106