STATEMENT TO

 

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 531

 

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator RUIZ)

 

ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 27, 2023


 

      Senate Bill No. 531 (1R) requires public schools to comply with more stringent school lunch and breakfast nutrition standards adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These Senate floor amendments clarify that a public school is required to comply with any more stringent nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and federal School Breakfast Program adopted by the USDA on or after the date of enactment of this bill.