Virginia House Bill 207

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-24 - Incorporated by Education
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student hunger at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student hunger, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and the Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institution of higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student hunger at such institution. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program that shall include (i) the total number and amounts of grant awards, (ii) information about the impact that the 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 (iii) recommendations regarding the potential establishment of an annual appropriation for the Program. Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student hunger at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student hunger, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and the Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institution of higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student hunger at such institution. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program that shall include (i) the total number and amounts of grant awards, (ii) information about the impact that the 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 (iii) recommendations regarding the potential establishment of an annual appropriation for the Program.

Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report.

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]

Del. Rae Cousins [D]

Del. Michael Feggans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-24	House	Incorporated by Education
2024-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB827-Cousins) by voice vote
2024-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2024-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101303D

HB881 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	409.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB207
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB207+hil