[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1736 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1736
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2025
Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Training for School Food
Service Workers Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF ALL LOCAL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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.--
``(I) In general.--A training
program carried out under this
subparagraph shall--
``(aa) be scheduled during
regular, paid working hours;
``(bb) be offered in-
person, if appropriate;
``(cc) incorporate
experiential learning; and
``(dd) be provided at no
cost to food service personnel.
``(II) Program outside working
hours.--In the event that a training
program carried out under this
subparagraph is scheduled outside of
regular, paid working hours--
``(aa) efforts shall be
made to inform food service
personnel of the necessity of
the program to be scheduled
outside of regular, paid
working hours;
``(bb) food service
personnel shall be consulted to
schedule the program at a time
that is minimally disruptive to
the personnel participating in
the training program;
``(cc) compensation shall
be provided to food service
personnel attending the program
at the regular rate of pay,
including any applicable
overtime rate; and
``(dd) food service
personnel shall not be
penalized or in any other
manner discriminated against
for not being able to attend
the program.
``(v) Relationship to other laws.--Nothing
in this subparagraph supersedes or otherwise
modifies any Federal, State, or local law or
legal obligation governing the relationship
between an employee and employer.''.
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