Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1245 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to the Hunger -Free Campus Pilot 2
16	16	Program; providing a short title; establishing the 3
17	17	pilot program within the Department of Agriculture and 4
18	18	Consumer Services for a specified period; providing 5
19	19	the purpose of the pilot program; defining the ter ms 6
20	20	"commissioner" and "department"; requiring the 7
21	21	Commissioner of Agriculture to identify the three 8
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23	23	institutions with the highest percentage of Pell 10
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25	25	program; requiring the commissioner to develop a 12
26	26	specified survey instrument; providing requirements 13
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28	28	requiring participating universities and institutions 15
29	29	to submit a report to the department; requiring the 16
30	30	commissioner to submit a report to the Governor and 17
31	31	the Legislature by a specified date; specifying 18
32	32	requirements for the reports; authorizing the 19
33	33	department to adopt rules; requiring the Office of 20
34	34	Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability 21
35	35	to conduct a study to evaluate food insecurity on the 22
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54	54	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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56	56	Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Hunger -Free 31
57	57	Campus Act." 32
58	58	Section 2. (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the 33
59	59	Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program is es tablished within the 34
60	60	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to support 35
61	61	efforts to fight hunger on the campuses of public postsecondary 36
62	62	educational institutions. The program is established for a 37
63	63	period of 1 year, beginning July 1, 2025. 38
64	64	(2) For purposes of this section, the term: 39
65	65	(a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture. 40
66	66	(b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 41
67	67	Consumer Services. 42
68	68	(3)(a) The commissioner shall identify from among all 43
69	69	state universities and Flor ida College System institutions the 44
70	70	three that have the highest percentage of Pell Grant -eligible 45
71	71	students, which universities or institutions shall participate 46
72	72	in the program. 47
73	73	(b) The commissioner shall also develop the survey 48
74	74	instrument described in su bsection (4). 49
75	75	(4) A participating state university or Florida College 50
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89	89	(a) Establish a hunger task force, which must include 52
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91	91	times during the life of the pilot progr am. The task force shall 54
92	92	set at least two goals to address hunger on campus, each 55
93	93	accompanied by an action plan. 56
94	94	(b) Designate a staff member responsible for assisting 57
95	95	students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition 58
96	96	Assistance Program (SNAP) as de fined in s. 414.456(1), Florida 59
97	97	Statutes. 60
98	98	(c) Provide options that enable students to use SNAP 61
99	99	benefits on campus or provide students with information on 62
100	100	authorized SNAP retailers in the area surrounding the campus 63
101	101	where they may use SNAP electronic bene fit transfer cards. 64
102	102	(d) Host an activity or event during Hunger and 65
103	103	Homelessness Awareness Week to promote awareness of hunger on 66
104	104	the nation's campuses. 67
105	105	(e) Provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or 68
106	106	enable students to receive food at no cost through a stigma -free 69
107	107	process. The campus may partner with a local food bank or food 70
108	108	pantry to comply with this paragraph. 71
109	109	(f) Develop a student meal credit donation program or 72
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111	111	free food vouchers. 74
112	112	(g) Conduct a student survey on hunger, using a survey 75
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128	128	in a comparative profile of each campus designated as a hunger -79
129	129	free campus. 80
130	130	(5)(a) Each participating state university or Florida 81
131	131	College System institution shall submit a report to the 82
132	132	department, in a manner prescribed by the department, which 83
133	133	describes how it implemented the program and the program 84
134	134	results. 85
135	135	(b) The commissioner shall submit a report on the program 86
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137	137	the House of Representatives by January 1, 2027. The report must 88
138	138	include, but need not be limited to, the impact of the program 89
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140	140	universities or Florida College System institutions; the impact 91
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142	142	universities and ins titutions who are experiencing food 93
143	143	insecurity; and recommendations regarding future funding and 94
144	144	implementation of the program on a long -term basis. 95
145	145	(6) The department may adopt rules to implement the 96
146	146	program. 97
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149	149	evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state universities 100
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163	163	(2) The study must include recommendations for any changes 102
164	164	to general law, Board of Governors' rules and regulations, or 103
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168	168	(3) In conducting the study, OPPAGA shall consult with the 107
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171	171	Education, and any other relevant stakeholders. 110
172	172	(4) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the 111
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174	174	Representatives by December 1, 2025. 113
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