Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act” or the “JOE Act”.
Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to exempt school-based enterprises from nutrition standards.
Sec. 2 Exemption of school-based enterprises from nutrition standards
Section 10(b)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779(b)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (C)—
by striking “and” at the end of clause (i);
by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)(IV) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) exempt from such nutrition standards school-based enterprises managed as part of a school’s curriculum.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(E) School-based enterprise defined—For purposes of this subsection, the term school-based enterprise means an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that—
“(i) provides goods or services to meet the needs of the market;
“(ii) is managed and operated by students enrolled in the school as a hands-on learning laboratory;
“(iii) provides realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction;
“(iv) may sell to consumers through a permanent location, a mobile kiosk, or through Internet marketing; and
“(v) may sell products such as food and beverage items, or provide services such as event catering.”