Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2897
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health

Elementary and secondary education

Employment and training programs

Food assistance and relief

Food industry and services

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act</b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>The training must be scheduled primarily during regular, paid working hours; offered in-person whenever appropriate; and incorporate hands-on training techniques. </p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2897 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2021 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Katko , Mr. Levin of Michigan , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act . 2. Professional development and training Section 7(g)(2)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Availability and appropriateness of training A training program carried out under this subparagraph shall be— (I) a program scheduled primarily during regular, paid working hours, and in the event such program is scheduled outside of such working hours— (aa) efforts shall be made to inform food service personnel of the necessity of such program to be so scheduled; (bb) compensation shall be provided to such personnel for attending such program; and (cc) such personnel shall not be penalized for not being able to attend such program; and (II) offered in-person whenever appropriate, and incorporate hands-on training techniques. .