NJ S2234

Bill

Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.

Introduced
01/09/2024

In Committee
01/09/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 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. It requires public institutions of higher education that offer meal plans to allow students to voluntarily donate any unused funds (including unused direct money, meals, or meal points) remaining in their meal plans at the end of a semester to the Fund. The donated funds will then be provided to the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks to distribute food through its network of food banks in the state. The bill directs the institutions to develop policies and procedures for verifying the unused funds and facilitating the transfer of donations to the Fund.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Raj Mukherji (D)*, Teresa Ruiz (D)*,

Last Action

Senate Higher Education Hearing (10:00:00 2/5/2024 Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ) (on 02/05/2024)

Official Document

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2234

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2234
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S2500/2234_I2.HTM
BillText	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S2500/2234_I1.HTM

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A2166	Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.	Reported and Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee	Same As
A4074	Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.	Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee	Carry Over
S2470	Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee	Carry Over

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