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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="274" measure-id="id113s274" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2013-02-11" update-date="2013-03-08">
<title>CHEW Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s274v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2013-03-08">
<action-date>2013-02-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Children Eating Well Act or the CHEW Act - Requires each local educational agency (LEA) participating in the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) develop and implement healthy eating and nutrition education programs in its schools, and (2) periodically monitor schools' efforts to improve students' healthy eating and nutritive knowledge.</p> <p>Requires LEAs to consult multiple viewpoints in developing and implementing the healthy eating and nutrition education programs.</p> <p>Includes professional development for teachers, school staff, and food service workers as part of those programs.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an inter-agency task force to review nutrition education curricula and recommend effective nutrition education programs for elementary and secondary schools.</p>]]></summary-text>
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