HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2356        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1233

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan Meschino

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/16/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/29/2019

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/25/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/17/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/26/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/17/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/29/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/30/2019

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/30/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/23/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/29/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/1/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/29/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/30/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2356        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1233

By Ms. Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1233) of Joan Meschino and others relative to establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program to address food insecurity on community college campuses.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act establishing a community college campus hunger pilot program.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 44 the following section:-

Section 45. Community College Campus Hunger Program

There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to address food insecurity on community college campuses that shall be known as the Massachusetts Community College Campus Hunger Program. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations to further the program.

The department of higher education shall distribute resources from the fund by issuing a request for proposal through which community colleges may apply. The department shall grant funds based on the demonstrated need and implementation plan of each applicant. Funds received by college campuses shall be used to address food insecurity among students via means including, but not limited to, meal cards, meal plans, meal vouchers, and other campus-designed projects to address community college student food insecurity.