April 16 , 2019
On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to gather perspectives on child nutrition reauthorization priorities. The committee heard testimony from a range of witnesses, which included Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator Brandon Lipps and SNA member Josh Mathiasmeier, Director of Nutritional Services for Kansas City (Kan.) Public Schools.

Last week, the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) budget request for the coming fiscal year .

In a memo posted last week, FNS provided guidance to support state agencies looking to enhance or build Information Technology (IT) solutions .

FNS has posted a memo providing guidance to state agencies regarding the State Agency Food Safety Inspections Report for SY 2018-19.
Pamela Northam, First Lady of Virginia, joined the state’s Secretaries of Education and Agriculture to call for school nutrition programs to increase local food purchases to at least $22 million by 2022.

Last week, the Governor of Arkansas signed the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act into law. The bill broadens the scope of state-funded entities required to meet established local procurement targets.
Next week's National Child Nutrition Conference will feature training and networking opportunities for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Afterschool Meals and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) teams. Join the child nutrition community for three days of education featuring over 175 presenters and 150 hours of workshops .

Register now for the “Best of #SNIC19” webinars beginning in May. This series will continue to highlight the highest-rated education sessions from the conference .
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) hear testimony from SNA member Josh Mathiasmeier at the hearing on child nutrition reauthorization.
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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.