BILL NUMBER: AB 1056	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chu

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to add Section 49537 to the Education Code, relating to
school nutrition.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1056, as introduced, Chu.   Child nutrition: professional
development.
   The existing Child Nutrition Act of 1974, among other things,
requires the State Department of Education to develop and maintain
nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts, and all food
and beverages sold at school sites, as specified.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that school
districts provide professional development training to food service
workers in the public school system, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 49537 is added to the  Education Code , to
read:
   49537.  It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts
provide professional development training to food service workers in
the public school system, including, but not limited to, food service
managers and directors, to address the epidemic of childhood
obesity. It is the intent of the Legislature that this training
include, but not be limited to, menu planning, recipe development,
and food safety.