SB 393
Pupil health: school nutrition.
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Bill overview
This bill makes a minor change to a statement of intent within California law. It affirms the state’s commitment to providing high-quality, nutritious food to students participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The bill clarifies that the Department of Education will continue to monitor these programs to ensure meals meet federal nutritional standards.
Key provisions
- Amends Section 49590 of the Education Code.
- Reaffirms the state’s goal of providing high-quality, nutritious food to students.
- Requires monitoring of school meals to meet federal reimbursement standards.
- Ensures meals qualify as nutritionally adequate breakfasts and lunches.
Who is affected
- California public schools
- Students participating in the National School Lunch Program
- Students participating in the School Breakfast Program
- California Department of Education
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SB393:v99#DOCUMENT
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 393
| Introduced by Senator Gonzalez |
| February 14, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 49590 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 393, as introduced, Gonzalez. Pupil health: school nutrition.
Existing law finds and declares that the State of California strives to serve food of the highest quality and of greatest nutritional value possible. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to monitor schools participating in the federal National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program to ensure that the nutrition levels of meals served to schoolage children qualify those meals for reimbursement under the federal child nutrition program regulations as nutritionally adequate breakfasts and nutritionally adequate lunches, as provided.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that legislative declaration.
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 49590 of the Education Code is amended to read:
49590.
The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California strives to serve food of the highest quality and of greatest nutritional value possible. The department shall monitor schools participating in the federal National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program to ensure that the nutrition levels of meals served to schoolage children qualify those meals for reimbursement under the federal child nutrition program regulations as nutritionally adequate breakfasts and nutritionally adequate lunches, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 49531.