SB 1916 (2022) -  Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program

General Bill by Taddeo (CO-SPONSORS) Torres; Polsky; Ausley; Perry
Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program: Citing this act as the "Hunger-Free Campus Act"; establishing the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to annually designate eligible public postsecondary educational institution campuses as Hunger-Free Campuses; providing eligibility requirements for a public postsecondary educational institution to participate in the program; requiring the commissioner, subject to the appropriation of funds, to award grants to public postsecondary educational institutions that have one or more campuses designated as a Hunger-Free Campus; requiring the commissioner to prioritize grants to public postsecondary educational institutions with the highest percentages of eligible Pell Grant recipients enrolled in the student body, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Education on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Agriculture
    • On agenda for: 02/02/22 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Education
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1407 Subject: Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Agriculture 2/2/2022 1:39:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Agriculture 2/1/2022 10:58:35 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Education Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Education Time: 02/02/2022 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 242 Time: 02/02/2022 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/02/22, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/28/2022 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 167 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Agriculture; Education; Appropriations -SJ 167 Time: 01/12/2022 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/10/2022 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1004.092 HB 1407