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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2019 - 2020
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | November 20, 2019 10:22 AM |
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| From: | Representative Malcolm Kenyatta and Rep. Jennifer O'Mara |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Hunger-Free College Campuses |
| As tuition for American colleges and universities continues to rise and financial aid fails to keep up, many students are forced to ignore their basic needs. Though it may come as a surprise, between one-third and one-half of college students struggle to find enough to eat. Given that college is hard enough without worrying where your next meal will come from, I am introducing a pair of bills to tackle the issue of food insecurity on campuses across Pennsylvania. The Hunger-Free Campus Act would establish a grant program for institutions that take certain actions to eliminate hunger on their campus, including providing a food pantry and establishing a hunger task force. Meanwhile, the second bill would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to deliver a report on food insecurity at colleges and universities, so we have the information we need to develop additional long-term solutions. Right here in the richest country in the history of the world, many are denied the basic securities they need to survive. We can—and must—do better. Please join me in standing with the hardworking students of Pennsylvania by co-sponsoring this legislation. |
Introduced as HB2205