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US HR2651

US HR2651
Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act


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Introduced
05/09/2019
In Committee
05/09/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for other purposes. This bill adds requirements regarding the availability of training that the Department of Agriculture provides under current law for local food service personnel in schools. The training must be scheduled primarily during regular, paid working hours; offered in-person whenever appropriate; and incorporate hands-on training techniques. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program and compensated for attending the program. Personnel may not be penalized for failing to attend a program outside of working hours.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to add requirements regarding the training that the Department of Agriculture provides for local food service personnel in schools. The key provisions are: 1) The training must be scheduled primarily during regular, paid working hours. If it is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of the program, compensated for attending, and not penalized for not being able to attend. 2) The training must be offered in-person whenever appropriate and incorporate hands-on training techniques. The goal of these requirements is to clarify the availability and appropriateness of the training provided to local food service personnel to better meet their needs.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (54)

Mark Pocan (D)* Cindy Axne (D),  Don Bacon (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Mike Bost (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Chuy García (D),  Sam Graves (R),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Dave Joyce (R),  John Katko (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  Andy Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  David McKinley (R),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Mike Simpson (R),  Adam Smith (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Pete Stauber (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 05/09/2019)

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