Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity

Plain English Breakdown

The official metadata lists conflicting status labels ('Passed Legislature' vs 'Died in Education Administration Subcommittee'). The text provided is the final enrolled version, but readers should be aware that legislative history may vary.

Reports on Pell Grant Students and Food Insecurity in Florida Schools

This law requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to report which schools have the highest percentage of students eligible for federal aid, and directs OPPAGA to study food insecurity at public colleges.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to identify the three state universities or Florida College System institutions with the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students.
• Mandates that the Commissioner sends a report about these top three schools to state lawmakers by December 1, 2026.
• Orders OPPAGA to conduct a study on food insecurity at all state university and Florida College System campuses.
• Requires the study to include suggestions for changing laws or rules to help address food insecurity.
• Directs OPPAGA to consult with school boards, education leaders, and other relevant stakeholders while doing the study.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Commissioner of Agriculture
• OPPAGA (Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability)
• State universities and Florida College System institutions
• Students eligible for Pell Grants

Terms To Know

Pell Grant-eligible students

College students who qualify to receive federal money based on their financial need.

Food insecurity

A situation where people do not have reliable access to enough food for an active, healthy life.

Florida College System institutions

Public colleges and universities in Florida that are part of the state's college system.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say how much money will be spent to fix food insecurity.
• The law only asks for a study and recommendations; it does not create new programs or funding right away.
• The report must identify the top three schools, but it does not list every school with Pell Grant students.

Official Summary Text

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity; Requires Commissioner of Agriculture to report specified information relating to Pell-grant eligible students at state universities & Florida College System institutions to Legislature by specified date; & requires OPPAGA to conduct study to evaluate food insecurity on campuses of state universities & Florida College System institutions.

Current Bill Text

HB 391 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public postsecondary reports on 2
Pell Grant eligibility and food insecurity; requiring 3
the Commissioner of Agriculture to report specified 4
information relating to Pell Grant-eligible students 5
at certain state universities and Florida College 6
System institutions to the Legislature by a specified 7
date; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis 8
and Government Accountability to conduct a study to 9
evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state 10
universities and Florida College System institutions; 11
providing study requirements; authorizing the office 12
to consult with specified entities; requiring the 13
office to submit a report to the Legislature by a 14
specified date; providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. No later than December 1, 2026, the 19
Commissioner of Agriculture shall identify the three state 20
universities and Florida College System institutions that have 21
the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students and 22
report such information to the President of the Senate and the 23
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 24
Section 2. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 25

HB 391 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study to 26
evaluate food insecurity on the campuses of state universities 27
and Florida College System institutions. 28
(2) The study must include recommendations for any changes 29
to general law, Board of Governors' rules and regulations, or 30
State Board of Education rules needed to address food insecurity 31
on the campuses of state universities and Florida College System 32
institutions. 33
(3) In conducting the study, OPPAGA shall consult with the 34
Board of Governors of the State University System, the board of 35
trustees of the Florida College System, the Department of 36
Education, and any other relevant stakeholders. 37
(4) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the 38
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 39
Representatives by December 1, 2026. 40
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 41