Sec. 3. Training and technical assistance for school food service personnel
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The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is amended by inserting after section 21 ( 42 U.S.C. 1769b–1 ) the following: The Secretary shall carry out a grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to provide support to eligible third-party training institutions described in subsection
(b)to develop and administer training and technical assistance for school food service personnel to meet or exceed nutrition standards under section 4(b)(3) and improve efficacy and efficiency of the school meal program under this Act and the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ). The Secretary shall establish specific criteria that eligible third-party training institutions shall meet to qualify to receive grants under this section, which shall include— a demonstrated capacity to administer effective training and technical assistance programming to school food service personnel; prior, successful experience in providing or engaging in training and technical assistance programming or applied research activities involving eligible entities, school food service administrators, or directors; prior, successful experience in developing relevant educational training tools or course materials or curricula on topics addressing child and school nutrition or the updated nutrition standards under section 4(b)(3); and the ability to deliver effective and cost-efficient training and technical assistance programming to school food service personnel— at training sites that are located within a proximate geographic distance to schools, central kitchens, or other worksites; or through an online training and assistance program on topics that do not require in-person attendance. The Secretary shall assist the institutions receiving grants under this section in publicizing and disseminating training and other project materials and online tools to the maximum extent practicable. The Federal share of costs for training and technical assistance funded through a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the training and technical assistance. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the eligible third-party training institution shall provide matching support in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. The Secretary shall establish procedures to enable the Secretary— to oversee the administration and operation of training and technical assistance funded through grants awarded under this section; and to ensure that the training and assistance is operated consistent with the goals and requirements of this Act. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to applicants and prospective applicants in preparing applications and creating financing packages that leverage a mix of public and private funding sources. .
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Training and technical assistance for school food service personnel
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