Establishes food literacy standards and a trust fund to promote food literacy in Massachusetts schools.
The bill establishes food literacy standards to promote understanding of food systems, nutrition, culinary skills, and more. It creates the Food Literacy Trust Fund to support food literacy programs in schools. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide resources and professional development for food literacy. Annual reviews and reports on food literacy programs will be submitted to the legislature.
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