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SB 393: Pupil health: school nutrition.
What SB 393 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to amend the state's educational code to improve school nutrition. The state strives to serve high-quality and nutritious food to school-age children. The bill will make a nonsubstantive change to the existing declaration, which requires the state to monitor schools participating in federal nutrition programs to ensure meals meet nutritional standards. The goal is to provide nutritious breakfasts and lunches to school-age children.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17. |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 246 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 393
| Introduced by Senator Gonzalez |
February 14, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 49590 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 393, as introduced, Gonzalez. Pupil health: school nutrition.
Existing law finds and declares that the State of California strives to serve food of the highest quality and of greatest nutritional value possible. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to monitor schools participating in the federal National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program to ensure that the nutrition levels of meals served to schoolage children qualify those meals for reimbursement under the federal child nutrition program regulations as nutritionally adequate breakfasts and nutritionally adequate lunches, as provided.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that legislative declaration.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 49590 of the Education Code is amended to read:49590.
The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California strives to serve food of the highest quality and of greatest nutritional value possible. The department shall monitor schools participating in the federal National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program to ensure that the nutrition levels of meals served to schoolage children qualify those meals for reimbursement under the federal child nutrition program regulations as nutritionally adequate breakfasts and nutritionally adequate lunches, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 49531.Text of SB 393 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions