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.

This bill allows students at New Jersey's public colleges and universities to voluntarily donate unused meal plan funds at the end of a semester to a new state Emergency Meal Fund. The fund, created in the Department of State, will transfer all donations directly to the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks for distribution to local food banks statewide. Public institutions must establish clear procedures to verify unused meal plan balances (including both cash and unused meal points) and facilitate these donations. The policy applies to all public higher education institutions offering meal plans and takes effect for the first full academic year after enactment.