Assembly Bill A2645

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Hunger-Free Campus Act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A2645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2913
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6881, S1151

2023-A2645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides grants to address food insecurity among students at public institutions for higher education.

2023-A2645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2645
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. L. ROSENTHAL, CLARK, SIMON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
   THIELE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES, EPSTEIN, LUPARDO, CRUZ, FORREST, FAHY,
   SILLITTI, JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Higher Education
 
 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 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 NEEDS; AND
   D. CONTINUE TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL,  STATE,  AND
 NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AMONG STUDENTS.
   3.  A.  FOR  AN  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.
                                                            LBD05558-02-3
 A. 2645                             2
 
              

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