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.

This bill requires all Iowa public schools to add specific nutrition education to health curricula for students in kindergarten through grade 8. It mandates instruction emphasizing the importance, benefits, and role of animal-based protein, dairy, vegetables, and fruit in a balanced diet. The bill also updates career and technical education (grades 9-12) to include agriculture, food, and natural resources instruction focused on food production, local sourcing, and sustainable farming. These changes apply to public school districts and must be implemented per the bill's effective date provisions.