Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025
Summary
Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 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. The training must be scheduled during regular, paid working hours; provided at no cost to food service personnel; offered in-person whenever appropriate; and incorporate experiential learning. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program, consulted to schedule the program, and compensated for attending the program. Personnel may not be penalized for failing to attend a program outside of working hours.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 13, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
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