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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
8		-	Section 5.990 as follows:
9		-	(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
10		-	Sec. 5.990. The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund.
11		-	Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
12		-	by adding Section 9.43 as follows:
13		-	(110 ILCS 205/9.43 new)
14		-	Sec. 9.43. Hunger-free campus grant program.
15		-	(a) The Board shall establish a hunger-free campus grant
16		-	program for the purposes set forth under subsection (b).
17		-	(b) The purpose of the hunger-free campus grant program
18		-	shall be to provide grants to public institutions of higher
19		-	education that have one or more campuses designated by the
20		-	Board as hunger-free campuses under subsection (c). The
21		-	purpose of the grant funding shall be to:
22		-	(1) address student hunger;
23		-	(2) leverage more sustainable solutions to address
24		-	basic food needs on campus;
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
	7	+	5 Section 5.990 as follows:
	8	+	6 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
	9	+	7 Sec. 5.990. The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund.
	10	+	8 Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
	11	+	9 by adding Section 9.43 as follows:
	12	+	10 (110 ILCS 205/9.43 new)
	13	+	11 Sec. 9.43. Hunger-free campus grant program.
	14	+	12 (a) The Board shall establish a hunger-free campus grant
	15	+	13 program for the purposes set forth under subsection (b).
	16	+	14 (b) The purpose of the hunger-free campus grant program
	17	+	15 shall be to provide grants to public institutions of higher
	18	+	16 education that have one or more campuses designated by the
	19	+	17 Board as hunger-free campuses under subsection (c). The
	20	+	18 purpose of the grant funding shall be to:
	21	+	19 (1) address student hunger;
	22	+	20 (2) leverage more sustainable solutions to address
	23	+	21 basic food needs on campus;
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31		-	(3) raise awareness of services currently offered on
32		-	campus that address basic food needs; and
33		-	(4) continue to build strategic partnerships at the
34		-	federal, State, and local levels to address food
35		-	insecurity among students.
36		-	(c) In order to be designated as a hunger-free campus by
37		-	the Board, a public institution of higher education shall:
38		-	(1) establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum
39		-	of 3 times per academic year to set at least 2 goals with
40		-	action plans and that includes representatives from the
41		-	student body;
42		-	(2) designate a staff member responsible for assisting
43		-	students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition
44		-	Assistance Program (SNAP);
45		-	(3) provide options for students to utilize SNAP
46		-	benefits at campus stores or provide students with
47		-	information on establishments in the surrounding area of
48		-	campus where they can utilize SNAP benefits;
49		-	(4) participate in an awareness day campaign activity
50		-	and plan a campus awareness event during the national
51		-	Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week;
52		-	(5) provide at least one physical food pantry on
53		-	campus or enable students to receive food through a
54		-	separate, stigma-free arrangement with a local food pantry
55		-	or food bank near campus;
56		-	(6) develop a student meal credit donation program or
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	32	+	1 (3) raise awareness of services currently offered on
	33	+	2 campus that address basic food needs; and
	34	+	3 (4) continue to build strategic partnerships at the
	35	+	4 federal, State, and local levels to address food
	36	+	5 insecurity among students.
	37	+	6 (c) In order to be designated as a hunger-free campus by
	38	+	7 the Board, a public institution of higher education shall:
	39	+	8 (1) establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum
	40	+	9 of 3 times per academic year to set at least 2 goals with
	41	+	10 action plans and that includes representatives from the
	42	+	11 student body;
	43	+	12 (2) designate a staff member responsible for assisting
	44	+	13 students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition
	45	+	14 Assistance Program (SNAP);
	46	+	15 (3) provide options for students to utilize SNAP
	47	+	16 benefits at campus stores or provide students with
	48	+	17 information on establishments in the surrounding area of
	49	+	18 campus where they can utilize SNAP benefits;
	50	+	19 (4) participate in an awareness day campaign activity
	51	+	20 and plan a campus awareness event during the national
	52	+	21 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week;
	53	+	22 (5) provide at least one physical food pantry on
	54	+	23 campus or enable students to receive food through a
	55	+	24 separate, stigma-free arrangement with a local food pantry
	56	+	25 or food bank near campus;
	57	+	26 (6) develop a student meal credit donation program or
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59		-	designate a certain amount of money for free meal vouchers
60		-	for students; and
61		-	(7) annually conduct a student survey on hunger,
62		-	developed by the Board, and submit the results of the
63		-	survey to the Board at a time prescribed by the Board for
64		-	inclusion in a comparative profile of each campus
65		-	designated as a hunger-free campus. Survey data on student
66		-	hunger shall be disaggregated by race, gender identity,
67		-	sexual orientation, parenting status, and financial aid
68		-	status of students. In the development of the survey, the
69		-	Board may utilize any existing surveys designed to collect
70		-	information on food insecurity among students enrolled in
71		-	public institutions of higher education.
72		-	(d) The Board shall allocate grant funding to each public
73		-	institution of higher education that has one or more campuses
74		-	designated by the Board as a hunger-free campus under
75		-	subsection (c). The Board shall determine the amount of each
76		-	grant that shall be used by the public institution of higher
77		-	education to further address food insecurity among students
78		-	enrolled in the public institution of higher education. The
79		-	Board shall prioritize grants to public institutions of higher
80		-	education with campuses that serve primarily minority and
81		-	low-income students and have a high percentage of Pell Grant
82		-	recipients.
83		-	(e) The Board shall submit a report to the Governor and to
84		-	the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the
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87		-	establishment of the hunger-free campus grant program. The
88		-	report shall include, but not be limited to, the number and
89		-	amount of the grant awards, the impact the hunger-free campus
90		-	grant program has on establishing additional hunger-free
91		-	campuses at public institutions of higher education and
92		-	reducing the number of students experiencing food insecurity,
93		-	disaggregated data on those students served reflecting the
94		-	students' race, gender identity, sexual orientation, parenting
95		-	status, and financial aid status, and recommendations on the
96		-	expansion of the hunger-free campus grant program.
97		-	(f) The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund is created as a
98		-	special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund shall
99		-	be used, subject to appropriation, by the Board for the
100		-	hunger-free campus grant program.
101		-	(g) The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement
102		-	this Section.
103		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
104		-	becoming law.
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	68	+	1 designate a certain amount of money for free meal vouchers
	69	+	2 for students; and
	70	+	3 (7) annually conduct a student survey on hunger,
	71	+	4 developed by the Board, and submit the results of the
	72	+	5 survey to the Board at a time prescribed by the Board for
	73	+	6 inclusion in a comparative profile of each campus
	74	+	7 designated as a hunger-free campus. Survey data on student
	75	+	8 hunger shall be disaggregated by race, gender identity,
	76	+	9 sexual orientation, parenting status, and financial aid
	77	+	10 status of students. In the development of the survey, the
	78	+	11 Board may utilize any existing surveys designed to collect
	79	+	12 information on food insecurity among students enrolled in
	80	+	13 public institutions of higher education.
	81	+	14 (d) The Board shall allocate grant funding to each public
	82	+	15 institution of higher education that has one or more campuses
	83	+	16 designated by the Board as a hunger-free campus under
	84	+	17 subsection (c). The Board shall determine the amount of each
	85	+	18 grant that shall be used by the public institution of higher
	86	+	19 education to further address food insecurity among students
	87	+	20 enrolled in the public institution of higher education. The
	88	+	21 Board shall prioritize grants to public institutions of higher
	89	+	22 education with campuses that serve primarily minority and
	90	+	23 low-income students and have a high percentage of Pell Grant
	91	+	24 recipients.
	92	+	25 (e) The Board shall submit a report to the Governor and to
	93	+	26 the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the
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	104	+	1 establishment of the hunger-free campus grant program. The
	105	+	2 report shall include, but not be limited to, the number and
	106	+	3 amount of the grant awards, the impact the hunger-free campus
	107	+	4 grant program has on establishing additional hunger-free
	108	+	5 campuses at public institutions of higher education and
	109	+	6 reducing the number of students experiencing food insecurity,
	110	+	7 disaggregated data on those students served reflecting the
	111	+	8 students' race, gender identity, sexual orientation, parenting
	112	+	9 status, and financial aid status, and recommendations on the
	113	+	10 expansion of the hunger-free campus grant program.
	114	+	11 (f) The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund is created as a
	115	+	12 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund shall
	116	+	13 be used, subject to appropriation, by the Board for the
	117	+	14 hunger-free campus grant program.
	118	+	15 (g) The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement
	119	+	16 this Section.
	120	+	17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	121	+	18 becoming law.
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