Improving Training for School Food Workers

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.

1. This bill requires training for school food service workers to be scheduled during paid working hours. 2. Training programs must be offered in-person and include hands-on learning experiences. 3. Workers will not have to pay for training, and compensation will be provided if training occurs outside regular hours. 4. Food service personnel cannot be penalized for not attending training scheduled outside of their regular hours. 5. The bill ensures that training does not conflict with existing employee rights under other laws.

School food service workers and their employers are directly affected by this bill.