CHAPTER 644
An Act to require the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to survey each public institution of higher education and compile and make available a guidance document on addressing on-campus food insecurity; report.
[H 827]
Approved April 8, 2024
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall:
1. Survey each public institution of higher education to determine how each such institution is addressing on-campus food insecurity, including specific methods, programs, sources of funding, expenditures, communications strategies, and staffing;
2. Compile and make available to each such institution a guidance document containing best practices for leveraging all available resources and opportunities, including public benefits programs and donation programs, to ensure that students do not face food insecurity on campus; and
3. Report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2024.