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NJ S1153
NJ S1153Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.
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Introduced
02/03/2020
02/03/2020
In Committee
02/03/2020
02/03/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill creates a new fund in the Department of State entitled the "New Jersey Emergency Meal Fund." The bill requires public institutions of higher education that offer meal plans to allow a student to voluntarily donate any unused funds that remain in the student's meal plan at the end of a semester to the New Jersey Emergency Meal Fund. All funds donated to the New Jersey Emergency Meal Fund will be provided to the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks for the purpose of providing and distributing food to the federation's network of food banks in the State of New Jersey. The bill directs public institutions of higher education to develop policies and procedures for verifying the amount of any unused funds remaining in a student's meal plan at the end of a semester and for facilitating the transfer of unused funds that have been donated by students from their meal plans to the New Jersey Emergency Meal Fund. Under the bill, unused funds from a meal plan include direct money that remains in a student's meal plan at the end of a semester and the amount of money that equates to the value of any unused meals or unused meal points that remain in a student's meal plan at the end of a semester.
AI Summary
This bill creates the "New Jersey Emergency Meal Fund" in the Department of State, which will be funded by donations of unused meal plan funds from students at public institutions of higher education. The donated funds will be provided to the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks for the purpose of distributing food through their network of food banks in the state. The bill requires public colleges and universities to develop policies and procedures for verifying the amount of unused funds in student meal plans and facilitating the transfer of those donated funds to the Emergency Meal Fund.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee (on 02/03/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/S1153 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/S1500/1153_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/S1500/1153_I1.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1153_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1153_I1.PDF |
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