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HR 4713 113th Congress House Education Business education Elementary and secondary education Food industry and services Nutrition and diet Retail and wholesale trades School administration Small business Teaching, teachers, curricula

JOE Act

Introduced: May 21, 2014 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 21, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act or the JOE Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to exempt school-based enterprises that are managed as part of a school's curriculum from the nutrition standards for foods sold in schools that are not foods provided under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

Defines a "school-based enterprise" as an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that:

  • provides goods or services to meet the needs of the market;
  • is managed and operated by students as a hands-on learning laboratory;
  • provides realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction;
  • may sell to consumers through a permanent location, a mobile kiosk, or through Internet marketing; and
  • may sell products such as food and beverage items or provide services such as event catering.
What's happening now May 21, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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