,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,pocan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4  
,levin of ,michigan1 and ,ms4 ,stefanik7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,nutrition ,act of     
#aiff to clarify the availability and   
appropriateness of training for local   
food service personnel1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,training
 for ,school ,food ,service ,workers    
,act4  #b4 ,professional development and
 training ,section #g7;g77#b77;,b7 of   
the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aggf7;g77#b77;,b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7iv7 ,availability and      
appropriateness of training ,a training 
program carried out under this          
subparagraph shall be-- 7,i7 a program  
scheduled primarily during regular1 paid

 working hours1 and in the event such   
program is scheduled outside of such    
working hours--  7aa7 efforts shall be  
made to inform food service personnel of
 the necessity of such program to be so 
scheduled2  7bb7 compensation shall be  
provided to such personnel for attending
 such program2 and  7cc7 such personnel 
shall not be penalized for not being    
able to attend such program2 and  7,,ii7
 offered in-person whenever appropriate1
 and incorporate hands-on training      
techniques4  4