Indiana House Bill 1152 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-15 - Representative McNamara added as coauthor
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Student hunger and homelessness. 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 2019 academic year; and (2) providing suggestions for eliminating those issues. Provides that the study must determine, as accurately as practicable, the number of Indiana college and university students who are homeless, housing insecure, or food insecure. 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. Provides that the committee may solicit assistance from private groups, colleges, and universities in performing the study. Requires the committee to report the results of the study to the governor and the legislative council not later than July 31, 2020.

Student hunger and homelessness. 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 2019 academic year; and (2) providing suggestions for eliminating those issues. Provides that the study must determine, as accurately as practicable, the number of Indiana college and university students who are homeless, housing insecure, or food insecure. 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. Provides that the committee may solicit assistance from private groups, colleges, and universities in performing the study. Requires the committee to report the results of the study to the governor and the legislative council not later than July 31, 2020.

Rep. Earl Harris [D]

Rep. Mara Reardon [D]

Rep. Dale DeVon [R]

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-15	House	Representative McNamara added as coauthor
2019-01-15	House	Representative DeVon added as coauthor
2019-01-14	House	Representative Candelaria Reardon added as coauthor
2019-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-07	House	Authored by Representative Harris

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1152/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/c/1/7/5c170c0c/HB1152.01.INTR.pdf