January 15 , 2019
SNA has released its 2019 Position Paper, calling on Congress and the Administration to bolster school meals programs and minimize regulatory burdens. The Paper outlines the Association’s legislative priorities in advance of the 47th annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC) next month in Washington, D.C.

On Thursday, January 10, the U.S. House passed a bill to fund the Agriculture Department (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FY 2019. H.R. 265, among other provisions, contains $20 million dollars for School Breakfast Program (SBP) commodities, an ongoing legislative priority for SNA.

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issued an update on the availability of funding for Child Nutrition Programs during the partial government shutdown. FNS has provided state agencies with additional available appropriated funding that will support program operations at normal levels well into the month of March.

No Kid Hungry is now accepting proposals for its second School Breakfast Leadership Institute to be held June 11-12 in New Orleans.
Just two weeks into the new year, legislatures in five states have already introduced six bills impacting school meals programs. Lawmakers in thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have headed back to work, so make sure to keep up-to-date on the news in your state capitol.  
Keeping our promise to American’s children—it starts here at #LAC19! Join forces with hundreds of SNA members and other school nutrition advocates in Washington, D.C., to advocate for national policy efforts supporting school nutrition programs and meet directly with legislators. SNA’s 47th LAC takes place February 24-26, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis.
The National Child Nutrition Conference features training and networking opportunities for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Afterschool Meals and Summer Food Service teams.
Take advantage of SNA‘s popular live and on-demand webinars. Beginning this month, SNA will be bringing you all new webinars, including our “Best of #SNIC19” webinar series representing the highest-rated conference sessions from #SNIC19.
State legislative sessions are in full-swing! Green states are currently in-session, yellow states have pre-filed bills for this year and grey states are not currently in-session .
Tuesday Takeaway

Prepare for #LAC19 by getting familiar with SNA’s 2019 Position Paper and by registering for the "What to Expect at #LAC19" webinar.
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Tuesday Morning is a weekly Web-based policy and awareness newsletter of the School Nutrition Association. The newsletter provides members with up-to-date federal legislative news as well as a sampling of child nutrition program media coverage. Additionally, state legislative activity is listed.