HB5235

Illinois HB5235 mandates coordination among state agencies and charitable food system actors for hunger relief.

Illinois HB5235, the Comprehensive Charitable Food System Coordination Act, requires state agencies to consult and coordinate with food providers, distributors, producers, facilitators, and data systems when administering or appropriating state or state-managed federal grant funds for hunger relief. It ensures that grant solicitations and funding criteria reflect the interconnected roles of these actors. State agencies must consider proposals that strengthen coordination, efficiency, resiliency, and equity across the charitable food system.