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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6209 NOTE PREPARED: Nov 17, 2021
BILL NUMBER: HB 1028 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Student Hunger and Homelessness.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Harris BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill establishes the Student Hunger and Homelessness Study Committee
(committee) for the purposes of: (1) studying the prevalence of homelessness, housing insecurity, and food
insecurity among students at Indiana colleges and universities during the 2022 academic year; and (2)
providing suggestions for eliminating these issues. It provides that the committee must determine, as
accurately as practicable, the number of Indiana college and university students who are homeless, housing
insecure, or food insecure.
The bill provides that the committee consists of:
(1) an employee of the Family and Social Services Administration;
(2) an employee of the Department of Child Services;
(3) an employee of the Department of Education;
(4) an employee of the Commission for Higher Education;
(5) an employee of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority;
(6) a member of the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana; and
(7) an employee of each State Educational Institution.
The committee may solicit assistance from private groups, colleges, and universities in performing the study.
The bill requires the committee to report the results of the study to the Governor and the Legislative Council
not later than July 31, 2023.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill establishes a 13-member study committee. The bill is silent
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administrative decisions.
Commission for Higher Education (CHE): The CHE is to staff the committee and provide necessary
administrative support. The bill’s requirements represent a workload increase to the agency, but should be
able to be implemented with no additional appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and
resource levels.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Commission for Higher Education, Family and Social Services Administration,
Department of Child Services, Department of Education, Indiana Housing and Community Development
Authority, Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana, State Educational Institutions.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Camille Tesch, 317-232-5293.
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