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SSB 1158

Adds nutrition lessons and seeks federal waiver for school meal rules

Requires kindergarten through grade 12 classes to teach nutrition, stressing animal protein, dairy, vegetables, and fruit, and adds food production lessons to grades 9 through 12 agriculture courses. The Department of Education must seek a federal waiver to set state meal guidelines, and if granted, adopt them with a joint committee and annual reporting.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 525.)

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Senate
  4. House
  5. Governor

Last action, Jan 27: Subcommittee reassigned: Green, Shipley, and Zimmer.

On these agendas

  • Agriculture CommitteeMar 4, 2025

    ills, at Chair's Discretion: SF 432, w/ Amendment (Sweeney-Ch, Shipley, Zimmer) SSB 1158, w/ Amendment (Alons-Ch, Bennett, McClintock) SSB 1160 (Sires-Ch, Zimmer, Zumba

History

  • Subcommittee reassigned: Green, Shipley, and Zimmer.Senate · Jan 27
  • Subcommittee: Green, Shipley, and Zimmer.Senate · Jan 26
  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 525.Senate · Mar 4, 2025
  • Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.Senate · Mar 3, 2025
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.Senate · Feb 20, 2025
  • Subcommittee: Alons, Bennett, and McClintock.Senate · Feb 19, 2025
  • Introduced, referred to Agriculture.Senate · Feb 19, 2025
  • By COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURESenate · Feb 19, 2025