PRINTER'S NO. 682
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.80
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, KHAN, GIRAL, PIELLI,
WAXMAN, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, M. MACKENZIE,
FREEMAN, GALLAGHER, OTTEN, FIEDLER, STEELE, CERRATO AND
GREEN, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Department of Agriculture and the Department of
Education to collaborate on conducting a Statewide study of
school cafeteria services provided to every school district.
WHEREAS, Federal law requires that school kitchens be
inspected twice per year; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Agriculture conducts and regulates
inspections for restaurants and schools and provides inspection
reports on food safety on its website; and
WHEREAS, A facility may have a few violations and still be
considered in compliance; and
WHEREAS, Additionally, the Department of Education's Food and
Nutrition Division assists school districts with resources to
provide students with quality meals; and
WHEREAS, Some school districts may struggle with serving
quality and healthy meal portions which has an impact on the
health and well-being of students; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that each school district ensures
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for their best academic performance; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to
collaborate on conducting a Statewide study of school cafeteria
services provided to every school district; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study shall:
(1) set standards of assessment for school meal quality
and quantity, including portion size and access to vegetarian
and vegan alternatives, based on grade or age level;
(2) determine the nutritional and caloric content of
breakfast and lunch meals served at public schools in this
Commonwealth in comparison to school meal quality and
quantity standards;
(3) evaluate the costs for each school district to
prepare meals and the costs charged to students for those
meals; and
(4) make recommendations of legislation or legislative
action required to ensure that all school districts meet
school meal nutrition and quality standards;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture and the
Department of Education issue a report with their findings and
recommendations to the General Assembly and post the study on
the departments' publicly accessible Internet websites within
one year of the adoption of this resolution.
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