PRINTER'S NO. 682
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 80
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, KHAN, GIRAL, PIELLI,
WAXMAN, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, M. MACKENZIE,
FREEMAN, GALLAGHER, OTTEN, FIEDLER, STEELE, CERRATO AND
GREEN, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Department of Agriculture and the Department of
2 Education to collaborate on conducting a Statewide study of
3 school cafeteria services provided to every school district.
4 WHEREAS, Federal law requires that school kitchens be
5 inspected twice per year; and
6 WHEREAS, The Department of Agriculture conducts and regulates
7 inspections for restaurants and schools and provides inspection
8 reports on food safety on its website; and
9 WHEREAS, A facility may have a few violations and still be
10 considered in compliance; and
11 WHEREAS, Additionally, the Department of Education's Food and
12 Nutrition Division assists school districts with resources to
13 provide students with quality meals; and
14 WHEREAS, Some school districts may struggle with serving
15 quality and healthy meal portions which has an impact on the
16 health and well-being of students; and
17 WHEREAS, It is imperative that each school district ensures
 1 that each student receives quality meals and portions necessary
2 for their best academic performance; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
4 Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to
5 collaborate on conducting a Statewide study of school cafeteria
6 services provided to every school district; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the study shall:
8 (1) set standards of assessment for school meal quality
9 and quantity, including portion size and access to vegetarian
10 and vegan alternatives, based on grade or age level;
11 (2) determine the nutritional and caloric content of
12 breakfast and lunch meals served at public schools in this
13 Commonwealth in comparison to school meal quality and
14 quantity standards;
15 (3) evaluate the costs for each school district to
16 prepare meals and the costs charged to students for those
17 meals; and
18 (4) make recommendations of legislation or legislative
19 action required to ensure that all school districts meet
20 school meal nutrition and quality standards;
21 and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture and the
23 Department of Education issue a report with their findings and
24 recommendations to the General Assembly and post the study on
25 the departments' publicly accessible Internet websites within
26 one year of the adoption of this resolution.
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