School Food Modernization Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The School Food Modernization Act aims to improve school lunch programs by providing financial assistance and training. It allows the Secretary of Agriculture to offer loan guarantees and grants to schools and tribal organizations for upgrading school lunch facilities and purchasing equipment. Additionally, the bill establishes a grant program to support training for school food service personnel, focusing on nutrition standards and efficiency. Finally, it directs a study on the use of state administrative funds for school nutrition workforce training.
Key provisions
- Provides loan guarantees and grants for school lunch facility improvements and durable equipment.
- Creates a grant program for state agencies to subgrant funds to local schools for equipment purchases.
- Establishes a grant program to train school food service personnel on nutrition standards and program efficiency.
- Allocates $300 million in existing loan guarantee authority for the program.
- Authorizes $35 million in appropriations for equipment grants through 2031.
- Authorizes $10 million in appropriations for training and technical assistance grants through 2031.
- Requires a study on the use of state administrative expense funds for school nutrition training.
- Rescinds $45,000,000 from the Department of Education's administrative expenses.
Who is affected
- Local educational agencies
- School food authorities
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