H.R. 3367

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3367 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3367

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability 
and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2025

Mr. Pocan (for himself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability 
and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Training for School Food 
Service Workers Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF ALL LOCAL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Section 7(g)(2)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1776(g)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) Availability and appropriateness of 
training.--
``(I) In general.--A training 
program carried out under this 
subparagraph shall--
``(aa) be scheduled during 
regular, paid working hours;
``(bb) be offered in-
person, if appropriate;
``(cc) incorporate 
experiential learning; and
``(dd) be provided at no 
cost to food service personnel.
``(II) Program outside working 
hours.--In the event that a training 
program carried out under this 
subparagraph is scheduled outside of 
regular, paid working hours--
``(aa) efforts shall be 
made to inform food service 
personnel of the necessity of 
the program to be scheduled 
outside of regular, paid 
working hours;
``(bb) food service 
personnel shall be consulted to 
schedule the program at a time 
that is minimally disruptive to 
the personnel participating in 
the training program;
``(cc) compensation shall 
be provided to food service 
personnel attending the program 
at the regular rate of pay, 
including any applicable 
overtime rate; and
``(dd) food service 
personnel shall not be 
penalized or in any other 
manner discriminated against 
for not being able to attend 
the program.
``(v) Relationship to other laws.--Nothing 
in this subparagraph supersedes or otherwise 
modifies any Federal, State, or local law or 
legal obligation governing the relationship 
between an employee and employer.''.
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