HR 4958
111th Congress
House
Education
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Nutrition and diet
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act
Introduced: March 25, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 to require local educational agencies participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include in their school wellness policies the requirement that each student receive 50 hours of nutrition education each school year.
Requires such instruction to meet specified standards, including that it is consistent with rules promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture requiring food served under the school lunch and breakfast programs to satisfy the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Committees of jurisdiction
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