THE BILL ITSELF
HB 391
Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to public postsecondary reports on
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Pell Grant eligibility and food insecurity; requiring
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the Commissioner of Agriculture to report specified
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information relating to Pell Grant-eligible students
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at certain state universities and Florida College
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System institutions to the Legislature by a specified
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date; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis
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and Government Accountability to conduct a study to
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evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state
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universities and Florida College System institutions;
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providing study requirements; authorizing the office
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to consult with specified entities; requiring the
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office to submit a report to the Legislature by a
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specified date; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. No later than December 1, 2026, the
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Commissioner of Agriculture shall identify the three state
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universities and Florida College System institutions that have
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the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students and
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report such information to the President of the Senate and the
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Section 2. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
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Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study to
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evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state universities
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and Florida College System institutions.
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(2) The study must include recommendations for any changes
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to general law, Board of Governors' rules and regulations, or
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State Board of Education rules needed to address food insecurity
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on the campuses of state universities and Florida College System
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institutions.
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(3) In conducting the study, OPPAGA shall consult with the
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Board of Governors of the State University System, the board of
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trustees of the Florida College System, the Department of
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Education, and any other relevant stakeholders.
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(4) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the
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President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
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Representatives by December 1, 2026.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.