,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjai ,mrs4 ,murray introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,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 ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,training and certification of all  
local food service personnel ,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  7,i7 ,in general ,a training  
program carried out under this          
subparagraph shall--  7aa7 to the       

maximum extent practicable1 be scheduled
 during regular1 paid working hours2    
7bb7 be offered in-person1 if           
appropriate2  7cc7 incorporate hands-on 
training techniques2 and  7dd7 be       
provided at no cost to food service     
personnel4  7,,ii7 ,program outside     
working hours ,in the event that a      
training program carried out under this 
subparagraph is scheduled outside of    
regular1 paid working hours--  7aa7     
efforts shall be made to inform food    
service personnel of the necessity of   
the program to be scheduled outside of  
regular1 paid working hours2  7bb7 food 
service personnel shall be consulted to 
schedule the program at a time that is  
minimally disruptive to the personnel   
participating in the training program2  
7cc7 compensation shall be provided to  
food service personnel attending the    
program at the regular rate of pay1     
including any applicable overtime rate2 
and  7dd7 food service personnel shall  
not be penalized or in any other manner 

discriminated against for not being able
 to attend the program4  7v7            
,relationship to other laws ,nothing in 
this subparagraph supersedes or         
otherwise modifies any ,federal1 ,state1
 or local law or legal obligation       
governing the relationship between an   
employee and employer4  4