Amendment #465 to H3900

Hunger Free Campus Initiative

Mr. Vargas of Haverhill moves to amend the bill, in Section 2, by inserting after 7066-0019 the following item:

“7066-XXXX For the department of higher education to support a Hunger Free Campus Initiative in order to address food insecurity on two- and four-year public institutions of higher learning and minority serving institutions; provided further, that the department is authorized to award grants to campuses that commit to maximizing student enrollment in federal nutrition program benefits, promote on-campus grocers that accept nutrition program benefits, increase access to available meal cards and meal swipe options where feasible, maximize student access to on-campus or area food pantries in collaboration with regional food banks, and support other campus-designed projects to address college student food insecurity that are developed through task forces that include students with lived experience in food insecurity; provided further, that the department shall distribute the program’s resources by issuing a request for proposal through which colleges may apply; provided further, that the department shall grant the program funds based on the demonstrated need and implementation plan of each application.…………………………………$4,000,000.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #465 to H3900

Hunger Free Campus Initiative