Subcommittee refers SB 97 (hunger-free campus grants) to appropriations after patron’s presentation Senator Roem presented SB 97, a bill renaming and expanding the hunger-free campus grant program and creating a meal credit sharing program; the subcommittee referred the bill to appropriations on an 8–1 vote due to fiscal information from higher-education institutions.

Senator Roem's SB 97 aims to tackle student food insecurity by expanding grant eligibility and introducing a new meal credit sharing program for campus food pantries.

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Massachusetts House approves hunger-free campus grant program to combat student food insecurity Bill establishes grant program for public higher education institutions to address student hunger

Massachusetts is tackling student hunger head-on with a new grant program for public colleges aimed at ensuring no student goes hungry!

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Senator Flexer proposes cafeterias for Connecticut State Community College campuses Connecticut bill mandates functioning cafeterias on all state community college campuses

Connecticut's Senate Bill 978 could transform student life by ensuring every community college campus has a cafeteria, but will it pass amidst budget concerns?

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