MA H564

Bill

Relative to healthy school lunches

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to nutrition in public schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that the students of Massachusetts are appropriately nourished in order to support a healthier and more equitable future. It requires food service providers selling food to public schools to ensure that at least 50% of the entrées sold and served for lunch are healthy, containing whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and other fiber-rich proteins as part of a reimbursable meal under the federal National School Lunch Program. Additionally, the bill limits the sale and service of ultra-processed or high-cholesterol and high-saturated fat entrées to no more than 20% of the total, and requires food service providers to publicly report their compliance with these nutritional standards on a monthly basis.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (10)

Mike Day (D)*, Natalie Blais (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5143 (on 09/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H564

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H564
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H564.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2277	To promote local agriculture and student nutrition	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H250	Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program	Accompanied S108	Similar To
H5143	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S118	Concerning food insecurity and supporting the restaurant industry	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S298	To promote student nutrition	Accompanied S2532	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S327	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S363	Relative to healthy school lunches	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To

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