HB2528 requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Provides that the hunger-free campus grant program shall provide grants to public institutions of higher education that have one or more campuses designated by the Board as hunger-free campuses.
The Illinois State House of Representatives passed HB2528 on March 21, 2023 by a vote of 106 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because taxpayers should not be obligated to subsidize food for college students. Going to college is not mandatory, and burdening taxpayers with funding a grant that benefits only a specific group of individuals sets a bad precedent. This program represents another step towards socialism, as it involves government intervention in providing for the needs of citizens that could be addressed through individual responsibility or private initiatives.