What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 This bill adds requirements regarding the availability of training that the Department of Agriculture provides under current law for local food service personnel in schools. The training must be scheduled during regular, paid working hours; provided at no cost to food service personnel; offered in-person whenever appropriate; and incorporate experiential learning. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program, consulted to schedule the program, and compensated for attending the program. Personnel may not be penalized for failing to attend a program outside of working hours.
Action Timeline
2025-05-13
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-05-13
Introduced in House
2025-05-13
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3367 pass?
HR.3367 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.3367 do?
Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 This bill adds requirements regarding the availability of training that the Department of Agriculture provides under current law for local food service personnel in schools. The training must be scheduled during regular, paid working hours; provided at no cost to food service personnel; offered in-person whenever appropriate; and incorporate experiential learning. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program, consulted to schedule the pr…
Who sponsored HR.3367?
HR.3367 was sponsored by Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3367 IH: Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Pocan (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 . 2. Training and certification of all local food service personnel Section 7(g)(2)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Availability and appropriateness of training (I) In general A training program carried out under this subparagraph shall— (aa) be scheduled during regular, paid working hours; (bb) be offered in-person, if appropriate; (cc) incorporate experiential learning; and (dd) be provided at no cost to food service personnel. (II) Program outside working hours In the event that a training program carried out under this subparagraph is scheduled outside of regular, paid working hours— (aa) efforts shall be made to inform food service personnel of the necessity of the program to be scheduled outside of regular, paid working hours; (bb) food service personnel shall be consulted to schedule the program at a time that is minimally disruptive to the personnel participating in the training program; (cc) compensation shall be provided to food service personnel attending the program at the regular rate of pay, including any applicable overtime rate; and (dd) food service personnel shall not be penalized or in any other manner discriminated against for not being able to attend the program. (v) Relationship to other laws Nothing in this subparagraph supersedes or otherwise modifies any Federal, State, or local law or legal obligation governing the relationship between an employee and employer. .
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