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S 274 113th Congress Senate Education Advisory bodies Child health Department of Agriculture Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Food industry and services Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Teaching, teachers, curricula

CHEW Act

Introduced: February 11, 2013 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 11, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children Eating Well Act or the CHEW Act - Requires each local educational agency (LEA) participating in the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) develop and implement healthy eating and nutrition education programs in its schools, and (2) periodically monitor schools' efforts to improve students' healthy eating and nutritive knowledge.

Requires LEAs to consult multiple viewpoints in developing and implementing the healthy eating and nutrition education programs.

Includes professional development for teachers, school staff, and food service workers as part of those programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an inter-agency task force to review nutrition education curricula and recommend effective nutrition education programs for elementary and secondary schools.

What's happening now February 11, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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