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HB0391 • 2026

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity

Agriculture Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chambliss ; Rayner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a recommendation for changes which is not explicitly stated as a requirement in the official bill text.

Public Postsecondary Reports on Pell Grant Eligibility and Food Insecurity

This bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to report information about Pell Grant-eligible students at certain state universities and Florida College System institutions, and it directs OPPAGA to study food insecurity on these campuses.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to identify three state universities and Florida College System institutions with the highest percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students by December 1, 2026, and report this information to the Legislature.
  • Directs OPPAGA to conduct a study evaluating food insecurity at state universities and Florida College System institutions.
  • Recommends changes in laws or rules needed to address food insecurity on college campuses based on the study findings.
  • Requires OPPAGA to consult with relevant education boards and departments during the study process.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Pell Grant
Financial aid for college students who need help paying for their education
Food Insecurity
Not having enough food to live a healthy life

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the information and study findings will be used after they are reported.
  • It is unclear if this bill will become law since it died in an Education Administration Subcommittee.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. 2025-11-18 House

    • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

  4. 2025-11-06 House

    • Filed

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

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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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hb391-00
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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