HB 5045
Changing the recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks to the minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals
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Bill overview
This bill changes the recommended staffing ratio for school cooks in West Virginia. Currently, guidelines were optional, but the bill establishes a minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served. This change is intended to take effect beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. The bill also clarifies definitions related to meal portions for school lunches.
Key provisions
- Establishes a minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served.
- The minimum ratio will take effect starting with the 2027-2028 school year.
- Defines a ‘meal prepared for a school lunch’ as a whole meal.
- Defines other meals as three-fourths of a school lunch meal.
- Addresses the scheduling of full-day and half-day cooks.
Who is affected
- West Virginia public schools
- School cooks
- School districts
Notable changes
- Replaces optional guidelines with a mandatory minimum ratio.
- Specifies meal portion definitions for school lunches.
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