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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 391

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity
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SPONSOR
Chambliss; Rayner
FILED BY
Kevin Chambliss — District 117, Democrat [search donations]
Michele Rayner — District 62, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Education Administration Subcommittee
PROVIDED SUMMARY

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity; Requires Commissioner of Agriculture to report specified information relating to Pell-grant eligible students at state universities & Florida College System institutions to Legislature by specified date; & requires OPPAGA to conduct study to evaluate food insecurity on campuses of state universities & Florida College System institutions.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Orders two new reports on Pell Grant eligibility and campus hunger.

By December 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Agriculture must identify the three state universities and Florida College System institutions with the highest share of Pell Grant-eligible students and report that to legislative leaders.

Separately, the Legislature's research office, OPPAGA, must study food insecurity on public university and college campuses statewide.

That study must recommend any changes needed to state law or to Board of Governors and State Board of Education rules, and OPPAGA must consult named higher-education bodies while conducting it.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 OPPAGA must study food insecurity on public campuses major

AIOPPAGA must conduct a study evaluating food insecurity on the campuses of state universities and Florida College System institutions statewide, the bill's central substantive requirement.

“shall conduct a study to evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state universities and Florida College System institutions” bill text, line 26 →
§ 2 Commissioner of Agriculture must identify the top three Pell-heavy campuses moderate

AINo later than December 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Agriculture must identify the three state universities and Florida College System institutions with the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students and report that to the Senate President and House Speaker.

“identify the three state universities and Florida College System institutions that have the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students” bill text, line 20 →
§ 3 OPPAGA must consult named higher-education bodies while studying technical

AIWhile conducting the food-insecurity study, OPPAGA must consult with the Board of Governors of the State University System, the Florida College System board of trustees, the Department of Education, and other relevant stakeholders.

“OPPAGA shall consult with the Board of Governors of the State University System, the board of trustees” bill text, line 34 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/18/2025
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
11/18/2025
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
11/18/2025
Referred to Budget Committee
11/18/2025
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
11/6/2025
Filed
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