NY State Senate Bill 2021-S1151B

Senate Bill S1151B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the "Hunger-Free Campus Act"

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Jun 01, 2022	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1707
May 17, 2022	reported and committed to rules
May 05, 2022	print number 1151c
May 05, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to finance
Jan 05, 2022	referred to finance
Oct 08, 2021	print number 1151b
Oct 08, 2021	amend and recommit to finance
Apr 14, 2021	print number 1151a
Apr 14, 2021	amend and recommit to finance
Jan 07, 2021	referred to finance

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S1151B
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  Jun 1, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S1151B
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
  May 17, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote
  S1151B
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 17, 2022
      
      aye (20)
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Borrello
      
      O'Mara
      
      absent (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

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co-Sponsors

2021-S1151 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6881
Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2913, A2645

2021-S1151 - Summary

Establishes the "hunger-free campus act" to address food insecurity among students at public and private higher education institutions.

2021-S1151 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1151

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
"hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation creates the hunger-free campus act, aimed at addressing
food insecurity on public college campuses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 cites this as the "hunger free campus act" Section 2 states
that the commissioner shall establish the hunger-free campus grant
program. Within amounts appropriated ($10 million) the commissioner
shall award grants on a competitive basis to public institutions of
higher education which are designated by the commissioner as hunger-free
campuses. This funding shall be used to address student hunger, leverage

sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on campus, raise
awareness of services currently offered to address basic food needs,
build partnerships at the local, state and national level to address
food insecurity among students. In order to be designated a hunger-free
campus, an institution shall establish a hunger free task force that
meets at least three times an academic year to set at least two goals
with action plans, designate a staff member responsible with assisting
students with SNAP, provide options for students to utilize SNAP at
campus stores, participate in an awareness day campaign activity and
event during national hunger and homelessness awareness week, provide at
least one physical food pantry on campus or enable students to receive
food through an alternate stigma -free arrangement, develop a program
for free meal vouchers, and annually conduct a student survey on hunger.
Funds shall be allocated to each public institution designated by the
commissioner as a hunger-free campus, in an amount to be determined by
the commissioner. This section also requires a report to be submitted to
the Legislature.

Section 3 appropriates $10 Million.

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A recent report identified 39% of college students face food insecurity.
The high cost of college tuition can make the ability to afford adequate
meals difficult. Many students are faced with the difficult decision of
whether they should pay their tuition, buy textbooks, pay rent, or
purchase food, a tough decision college students should not have to
make. This legislation aims to address that concern by creating a hunger
task force, designating a staff member as a SNAP point person, making
SNAP more readily accessible on campus, creating campus food pantries,
creating a student meal credit sharing program, as well as creating an
annual student survey on hunger on campus. Already California, New
Jersey, and Minnesota have passed similar legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$10 million.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately..

2021-S1151 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1151
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   "hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "hunger-
 free campus act".
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read
 as follows:
   § 319. HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER ADOPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS  PURPOSE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  AWARD
 GRANTS  ON  A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION WHICH HAVE ONE OR MORE CAMPUSES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER AS HUNGER-FREE CAMPUSES.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT FUNDING SHALL BE TO:
   A. ADDRESS STUDENT HUNGER;
   B.  LEVERAGE MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS ON
 CAMPUS;
   C. RAISE AWARENESS OF  SERVICES  CURRENTLY  OFFERED  ON  CAMPUS  WHICH
 ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS; AND
   D.  CONTINUE  TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND
 NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS.
   3. FOR AN INSTITUTION TO BE DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS,  SUCH
 INSTITUTION SHALL:
   A.  ESTABLISH  A HUNGER TASK FORCE THAT MEETS A MINIMUM OF THREE TIMES
 PER ACADEMIC YEAR TO SET AT LEAST TWO GOALS WITH ACTION PLANS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05613-01-1

 S. 1151                             2
 
   B. DESIGNATE A STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR  ASSISTING  STUDENTS  WITH
 ENROLLMENT  IN  THE  STATE'S  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 (SNAP);
   C.  PROVIDE  OPTIONS  FOR  STUDENTS TO UTILIZE SNAP BENEFITS AT CAMPUS
 STORES;
   D. PARTICIPATE IN AN AWARENESS DAY CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY AND PLAN A CAMPUS
 AWARENESS EVENT DURING THE NATIONAL HUNGER  AND  HOMELESSNESS  AWARENESS
 WEEK;
   E.  PROVIDE  AT  LEAST  ONE  PHYSICAL FOOD PANTRY ON CAMPUS, OR ENABLE
 STUDENTS TO RECEIVE FOOD THROUGH A SEPARATE, STIGMA-FREE ARRANGEMENT;
   F. DEVELOP A "SWIPE OUT HUNGER" STUDENT MEAL CREDIT  SHARING  PROGRAM,
 OR DESIGNATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR FREE MEAL VOUCHERS THAT MIGHT
 OTHERWISE BE RAISED THROUGH SUCH A PROGRAM; AND
   G.  ANNUALLY  CONDUCT  A  STUDENT  SURVEY  ON HUNGER, DEVELOPED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER, AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND A BEST  PRACTICES
 CAMPUS  PROFILE  TO THE COMMISSIONER AT A TIME PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR INCLUSION IN A COMPARATIVE PROFILE OF EACH CAMPUS  DESIGNATED
 AS  A  HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURVEY, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL UTILIZE ANY EXISTING SURVEYS DESIGNED TO  COLLECT  INFORMA-
 TION  ON  FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
 OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING TO EACH PUBLIC INSTI-
 TUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS ONE OR MORE CAMPUSES  DESIGNATED  BY
 THE COMMISSIONER AS A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA
 ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT WHICH SHALL BE  USED  BY
 THE  INSTITUTION  TO  FURTHER  ADDRESS  FOOD  INSECURITY  AMONG STUDENTS
 ENROLLED IN THE INSTITUTION.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPO-
 RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO LATER
 THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT
 PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER AND
 AMOUNTS  OF  THE  GRANT  AWARDS, THE IMPACT THE GRANT PROGRAM HAS HAD ON
 ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL HUNGER-FREE CAMPUSES AT PUBLIC  INSTITUTIONS  OF
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD
 INSECURITY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXPANSION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   § 3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby  appropri-
 ated  to the department of education from any moneys in the state treas-
 ury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not
 otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the  purpose
 of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable
 on  the  audit  and  warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or
 approved by the commissioner of education in the  manner  prescribed  by
 law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2021-S1151A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6881
Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2913, A2645

2021-S1151A - Summary

Establishes the "hunger-free campus act" to address food insecurity among students at public and private higher education institutions.

2021-S1151A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1151A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
"hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation creates the hunger-free campus act, aimed at addressing
food insecurity on public and private college campuses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 cites this as the "hunger free campus act" Section 2 states
that the commissioner shall establish the hunger-free campus grant
program. Within amounts appropriated ($10 million) the commissioner
shall award grants on a competitive basis to public and private insti-
tutions of higher education which are designated by the commissioner as
hunger-free campuses. This funding shall be used to address student

hunger, leverage sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on
campus, raise awareness of services currently offered to address basic
food needs, build partnerships at the local, state and national level to
address food insecurity among students. In order to be designated a
hunger-free campus, an institution shall establish a hunger free task
force that meets at least three times an academic year to set at least
two goals with action plans, designate a staff member responsible with
assisting students with SNAP, provide options for students to utilize
SNAP at campus stores, participate in an awareness day campaign activity
and event during national hunger and homelessness awareness week,
provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or enable students
to receive food through an alternate stigma-free arrangement, develop a
program. for free meal vouchers, and annually conduct a student survey
on hunger. Funds shall be allocated to each public and private institu-
tion designated by the commissioner as a hunger-free campus, in an
amount to be determined by the commissioner. This section also requires
a report to be submitted to the Legislature.

Section 3 appropriates $10 Million

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A recent report identified 39% of college students face food insecurity.
The high cost. of college tuition can make the ability to afford
adequate meals difficult. Many students are faced with the difficult
decision of whether they should pay their tuition, buy textbooks, may
rent, or purchase food, a tough decision college students should not
have to Make. This legislation aims to address that concern by creating
a hunger as force, designating a staff member as a SNAP point person,
making SNAP more readily accessible on campus, creating campus food
pantries, creating a student meal credit sharing program, as well as
creating an annual student survey on hunger on campus. Already Califor-
nia, New Jersey, and Minnesota have passed similar legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$10 million.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately..

2021-S1151A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1151--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Finance
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   "hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "hunger-
 free campus act".
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read
 as follows:
   § 319. HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER ADOPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS  PURPOSE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  AWARD
 GRANTS  ON  A  COMPETITIVE  BASIS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS FOR
 HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH HAVE ONE OR MORE CAMPUSES THAT ARE DESIGNATED  BY
 THE COMMISSIONER AS HUNGER-FREE CAMPUSES.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT FUNDING SHALL BE TO:
   A. ADDRESS STUDENT HUNGER;
   B.  LEVERAGE MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS ON
 CAMPUS;
   C. RAISE AWARENESS OF  SERVICES  CURRENTLY  OFFERED  ON  CAMPUS  WHICH
 ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS; AND
   D.  CONTINUE  TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND
 NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS.
   3. A. FOR A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  A  HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05613-03-1

 S. 1151--A                          2
 
   (I)  ESTABLISH  A  HUNGER  TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDES STUDENT REPRESEN-
 TATIVES FROM THE STUDENT BODY THAT MEETS A MINIMUM OF  THREE  TIMES  PER
 ACADEMIC YEAR TO SET AT LEAST TWO GOALS WITH ACTION PLANS;
   (II)  DESIGNATE A STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH
 ENROLLMENT IN THE  STATE'S  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM
 (SNAP);
   (III)  PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO UTILIZE SNAP BENEFITS AT CAMPUS
 STORES OR PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION  ON  ESTABLISHMENTS  IN  THE
 SURROUNDING AREA OF CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAN UTILIZE SNAP EBT BENEFITS;
   (IV)  PARTICIPATE  IN  AN  AWARENESS  DAY CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY AND PLAN A
 CAMPUS AWARENESS EVENT  DURING  THE  NATIONAL  HUNGER  AND  HOMELESSNESS
 AWARENESS WEEK;
   (V)  PROVIDE  AT  LEAST  ONE PHYSICAL FOOD PANTRY ON CAMPUS, OR ENABLE
 STUDENTS TO RECEIVE FOOD THROUGH A SEPARATE, STIGMA-FREE ARRANGEMENT;
   (VI) DEVELOP A "SWIPE OUT HUNGER" STUDENT MEAL CREDIT SHARING PROGRAM,
 OR DESIGNATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR FREE MEAL VOUCHERS THAT MIGHT
 OTHERWISE BE RAISED THROUGH SUCH A PROGRAM; AND
   (VII) ANNUALLY CONDUCT A STUDENT SURVEY ON HUNGER,  DEVELOPED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND A BEST PRACTICES
 CAMPUS PROFILE TO THE COMMISSIONER AT A TIME PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  FOR INCLUSION IN A COMPARATIVE PROFILE OF EACH CAMPUS DESIGNATED
 AS A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURVEY,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  UTILIZE ANY EXISTING SURVEYS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMA-
 TION ON FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
   B.  FOR  A  TWO-YEAR  INSTITUTION  TO  BE  DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, IT SHALL MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
 AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WITH THE  EXCEPTION  OF
 THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (III) AND (VI) OF SUCH PARAGRAPH.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING TO EACH PUBLIC AND
 PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS ONE  OR  MORE  CAMPUSES
 DESIGNATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AS A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
 SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT WHICH
 SHALL  BE  USED  BY  THE  INSTITUTION TO FURTHER ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY
 AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE INSTITUTION.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPO-
 RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO LATER
 THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT
 PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER AND
 AMOUNTS  OF  THE  GRANT  AWARDS, THE IMPACT THE GRANT PROGRAM HAS HAD ON
 ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL  HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUSES  AT  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
 EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON  THE  EXPANSION  OF
 THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   §  3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropri-
 ated to the department of education from any moneys in the state  treas-
 ury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not
 otherwise  appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose
 of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable
 on the audit and warrant of the comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
 approved  by  the  commissioner of education in the manner prescribed by
 law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2021-S1151B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6881
Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2913, A2645

2021-S1151B - Summary

Establishes the "hunger-free campus act" to address food insecurity among students at public and private higher education institutions.

2021-S1151B - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1151B

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
"hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation creates the hunger-free campus act, aimed at addressing
food insecurity on public and private college campuses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 cites this as the "hunger free campus act" Section 2 states
that the commissioner shall establish the hunger-free campus grant
program. Within amounts appropriated ($10 million) the commissioner
shall award grants on a competitive basis to public and private insti-
tutions of higher education which are designated by the commissioner as
hunger-free campuses. This funding shall be used to address student

hunger, leverage sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on
campus, raise awareness of services currently offered to address basic
food needs, build partnerships at the local, state and national level to
address food insecurity among students.  In order to be designated a
hunger-free campus, an institution shall establish a hunger free task
force that meets at least three times an academic year to set at least
two goals with action plans, designate a staff member responsible with
assisting students with SNAP, provide options for students to utilize
SNAP at campus stores, participate in an awareness day campaign activity
and event during national hunger and homelessness awareness week,
provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or enable students
to receive food through an alternate stigma-free arrangement, develop a
program. for free meal vouchers, and annually conduct a student survey
on hunger. Funds shall be allocated to each public and private institu-
tion designated by the commissioner as a hunger-free campus, in an
amount to be determined by the commissioner. This section also requires
a report to be submitted to the Legislature.

Section 3 appropriates $10 Million

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A recent report identified 39% of college students face food insecurity.
The high cost. of college tuition can make the ability to afford
adequate meals difficult. Many students are faced with the difficult
decision of whether they should pay their tuition, buy textbooks, may
rent, or purchase food, a tough decision college students should not
have to Make. This legislation aims to address that concern by creating
a hunger as force,'designating a staff member as a SNAP point person,
making SNAP more readily accessible on campus, creating campus food
pantries, creating a student meal credit sharing program, as well as
creating an annual student survey on hunger on campus.  Already Califor-
nia, New Jersey, and Minnesota have passed similar legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$10 million each in SFY 2023 and 2024.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S1151B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1151--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, THOMAS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
   "hunger-free campus act"; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "hunger-
 free campus act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to  read
 as follows:
   §  319.  HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ESTABLISH THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION
 AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER ADOPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  FOR  THIS  PURPOSE,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD
 GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO PUBLIC  AND  NONPROFIT  PRIVATE  INSTI-
 TUTIONS  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION WHICH HAVE ONE OR MORE CAMPUSES THAT ARE
 DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS HUNGER-FREE CAMPUSES.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT FUNDING SHALL BE TO:
   A. ADDRESS STUDENT HUNGER;
   B. LEVERAGE MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS  ON
 CAMPUS;
   C.  RAISE  AWARENESS  OF  SERVICES  CURRENTLY  OFFERED ON CAMPUS WHICH
 ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS; AND
   D. CONTINUE TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL,  STATE,  AND
 NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS.
   3.  A.  FOR  A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TO BE DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05613-07-1

 S. 1151--B                          2
 
   (I) ESTABLISH A HUNGER TASK FORCE  WHICH  INCLUDES  STUDENT  REPRESEN-
 TATIVES  FROM  THE  STUDENT BODY THAT MEETS A MINIMUM OF THREE TIMES PER
 ACADEMIC YEAR TO SET AT LEAST TWO GOALS WITH ACTION PLANS;
   (II)  DESIGNATE A STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH
 ENROLLMENT IN THE  STATE'S  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM
 (SNAP);
   (III)  PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO UTILIZE SNAP BENEFITS AT CAMPUS
 STORES OR PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION  ON  ESTABLISHMENTS  IN  THE
 SURROUNDING AREA OF CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAN UTILIZE SNAP EBT BENEFITS;
   (IV)  HOLD  AN  AWARENESS  DAY  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITY OR EVENT DURING THE
 NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK;
   (V) PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL FOOD PANTRY  ON  CAMPUS,  OR  ENABLE
 STUDENTS  TO  RECEIVE  FOOD THROUGH A SEPARATE, STIGMA-FREE ARRANGEMENT.
 SUCH CAMPUS MAY PARTNER WITH A LOCAL FOOD BANK OR FOOD  PANTRY  TO  MEET
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH;
   (VI)  DEVELOP  A  STUDENT MEAL CREDIT DONATION PROGRAM, OR DESIGNATE A
 CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR FREE FOOD VOUCHERS THAT MIGHT  OTHERWISE  BE
 RAISED  THROUGH SUCH A PROGRAM. EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY
 DEVELOP ITS OWN PROCEDURES FOR A MEAL DONATION PROGRAM; AND
   (VII) ANNUALLY CONDUCT A STUDENT SURVEY ON HUNGER,  DEVELOPED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND A BEST PRACTICES
 CAMPUS PROFILE TO THE COMMISSIONER AT A TIME PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  FOR INCLUSION IN A COMPARATIVE PROFILE OF EACH CAMPUS DESIGNATED
 AS A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURVEY,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  UTILIZE ANY EXISTING SURVEYS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMA-
 TION ON FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PUBLIC AND  NONPROFIT
 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
   B.  FOR  A  TWO-YEAR  INSTITUTION  TO  BE  DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, IT SHALL MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
 AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WITH THE  EXCEPTION  OF
 THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (III) AND (VI) OF SUCH PARAGRAPH.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING TO EACH PUBLIC AND
 NONPROFIT PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS ONE  OR  MORE
 CAMPUSES  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AS  A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH
 GRANT WHICH SHALL BE USED BY THE INSTITUTION  TO  FURTHER  ADDRESS  FOOD
 INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE INSTITUTION.  THE COMMISSIONER
 OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL PRIORITIZE GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION  WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS ENROLLED
 IN THE STUDENT BODY. FOLLOWING  THE  AWARDING  OF  SUCH  GRANT  FUNDING,
 RECIPIENTS  WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION TO THE DEPART-
 MENT ON HOW SUCH GRANT AWARD WAS USED, ITS DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPO-
 RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO LATER
 THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT
 PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER AND
 AMOUNTS  OF  THE  GRANT  AWARDS, THE IMPACT THE GRANT PROGRAM HAS HAD ON
 ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL  HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUSES  AT  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
 EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING  THE  POTEN-
 TIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   § 3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to be distributed in
 the 2023 fiscal year and the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to
 be  distributed  in  the  2024 fiscal year is hereby appropriated to the
 department of education from any moneys in the  state  treasury  in  the

 S. 1151--B                          3
 
 general  fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not otherwise
 appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose of  carry-
 ing  out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on the
 audit  and  warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved
 by the commissioner of education in the manner prescribed by law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2021-S1151C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6881
Current Committee:: Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2913, A2645

2021-S1151C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "hunger-free campus act" to address food insecurity among students at public and private higher education institutions.

2021-S1151C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1151C

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
"hunger-free campus act"

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation creates the hunger-free campus act, aimed at addressing
food insecurity on public and private college campuses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 cites this as the "hunger free campus act"

Section 2 states that the commissioner shall establish the hunger-free
campus grant program. Within amounts appropriated the commissioner shall
award grants on a competitive basis to public and private institutions
of higher education which are designated by the commissioner as hunger-
free campuses. This funding shall be used to address student hunger,

leverage sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on campus,
raise awareness of services currently offered to address basic food
needs, build partnerships at the local, state and national level to
address food insecurity among students. In order to be designated a
hunger-free campus, an institution shall establish a hunger free task
force that meets at least three times an academic year to set at least
two goals with action plans, designate a staff member responsible with
assisting students with SNAP, provide options for students to utilize
SNAP at campus stores, participate in an awareness day campaign activity
and event during national hunger and homelessness awareness week,
provide at least one physical food pantry on campus or enable students
to receive food through an alternate stigma-free arrangement, develop a
program. for free meal vouchers, and annually conduct a student survey
on hunger. Funds shall be allocated to each public and private institu-
tion designated by the commissioner as a hunger-free campus, in an
amount to be determined by the commissioner. This section also requires
a report to be submitted to the Legislature.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A recent report identified 39% of college students face food insecurity.
The high cost. of college tuition can make the ability to afford
adequate meals difficult. Many students are faced with the difficult
decision of whether they should pay their tuition, buy textbooks, may
rent, or purchase food, a tough decision college students should not
have to Make. This legislation aims to address that concern by creating
a hunger as force,'designating a staff member as a SNAP point person,
making SNAP more readily accessible on campus, creating campus food
pantries, creating a student meal credit sharing program, as well as
creating an annual student survey on hunger on campus. Already Califor-
nia, New Jersey, and Minnesota have passed similar legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To Be Determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S1151C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1151--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN,  ADDABBO, BOYLE, BRESLIN, COMRIE, COONEY,
   GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,
   LIU,  MAY,  RIVERA, SKOUFIS, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
   "hunger-free campus act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "hunger-
 free campus act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to  read
 as follows:
   §  319.  HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ESTABLISH THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION
 AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER ADOPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  FOR  THIS  PURPOSE,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD
 GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO PUBLIC  AND  NONPROFIT  PRIVATE  INSTI-
 TUTIONS  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION WHICH HAVE ONE OR MORE CAMPUSES THAT ARE
 DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS HUNGER-FREE CAMPUSES.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT FUNDING SHALL BE TO:
   A. ADDRESS STUDENT HUNGER;
   B. LEVERAGE MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS  ON
 CAMPUS;
   C.  RAISE  AWARENESS  OF  SERVICES  CURRENTLY  OFFERED ON CAMPUS WHICH
 ADDRESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS; AND
   D. CONTINUE TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL,  STATE,  AND
 NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05613-09-2
 S. 1151--C                          2
 
   3.  A.  FOR  A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TO BE DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL:
   (I)  ESTABLISH  A  HUNGER  TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDES STUDENT REPRESEN-
 TATIVES FROM THE STUDENT BODY THAT MEETS A MINIMUM OF  THREE  TIMES  PER
 ACADEMIC YEAR TO SET AT LEAST TWO GOALS WITH ACTION PLANS;
   (II)  DESIGNATE A STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH
 ENROLLMENT IN THE  STATE'S  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM
 (SNAP);
   (III)  PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO UTILIZE SNAP BENEFITS AT CAMPUS
 STORES OR PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION  ON  ESTABLISHMENTS  IN  THE
 SURROUNDING AREA OF CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAN UTILIZE SNAP EBT BENEFITS;
   (IV)  HOLD  AN  AWARENESS  DAY  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITY OR EVENT DURING THE
 NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK;
   (V) PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL FOOD PANTRY  ON  CAMPUS,  OR  ENABLE
 STUDENTS  TO  RECEIVE  FOOD THROUGH A SEPARATE, STIGMA-FREE ARRANGEMENT.
 SUCH CAMPUS MAY PARTNER WITH A LOCAL FOOD BANK OR FOOD  PANTRY  TO  MEET
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH;
   (VI)  DEVELOP  A  STUDENT MEAL CREDIT DONATION PROGRAM, OR DESIGNATE A
 CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR FREE FOOD VOUCHERS THAT MIGHT  OTHERWISE  BE
 RAISED  THROUGH SUCH A PROGRAM. EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY
 DEVELOP ITS OWN PROCEDURES FOR A MEAL DONATION PROGRAM; AND
   (VII) ANNUALLY CONDUCT A STUDENT SURVEY ON HUNGER,  DEVELOPED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND A BEST PRACTICES
 CAMPUS PROFILE TO THE COMMISSIONER AT A TIME PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  FOR INCLUSION IN A COMPARATIVE PROFILE OF EACH CAMPUS DESIGNATED
 AS A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURVEY,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  UTILIZE ANY EXISTING SURVEYS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMA-
 TION ON FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PUBLIC AND  NONPROFIT
 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
   B.  FOR  A  TWO-YEAR  INSTITUTION  TO  BE  DESIGNATED AS A HUNGER-FREE
 CAMPUS, IT SHALL MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
 AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WITH THE  EXCEPTION  OF
 THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (III) AND (VI) OF SUCH PARAGRAPH.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDING TO EACH PUBLIC AND
 NONPROFIT PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT HAS ONE  OR  MORE
 CAMPUSES  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AS  A HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH
 GRANT WHICH SHALL BE USED BY THE INSTITUTION  TO  FURTHER  ADDRESS  FOOD
 INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE INSTITUTION.  THE COMMISSIONER
 OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL PRIORITIZE GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION  WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS ENROLLED
 IN THE STUDENT BODY. FOLLOWING  THE  AWARDING  OF  SUCH  GRANT  FUNDING,
 RECIPIENTS  WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION TO THE DEPART-
 MENT ON HOW SUCH GRANT AWARD WAS USED, ITS DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPO-
 RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO LATER
 THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUS  GRANT
 PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER AND
 AMOUNTS  OF  THE  GRANT  AWARDS, THE IMPACT THE GRANT PROGRAM HAS HAD ON
 ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL  HUNGER-FREE  CAMPUSES  AT  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
 EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING  THE  POTEN-
 TIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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