A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date provisions.

SF 525 requires all Iowa public schools (and nonpublic schools offering kindergarten) to add specific nutrition instruction to health classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The bill mandates that this instruction emphasize the importance, benefits, and role of animal-based protein, dairy, vegetables, and fruit in a balanced diet. It also updates career education standards to include food production and local sourcing benefits within agriculture, food, and natural resources programs for high school students. These curriculum changes apply to all schools meeting state accreditation standards and take effect upon enactment.