News and Updates
2010-2011 WSNA Legislative Proposal can be found here.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a School Foods Report Card for 2007 that contains interesting information regarding school nutrition policies across the nation, including Washington State.
Federal
One of the first places you should check for federal legislation
issues is the Legislative
Action page from SNA. There you will find the latest on
legislation as well as easy links to contact your congressmen.
If you are interested in legislation and wish to advocate
on behalf of child nutrition issues, consider attending SNA’s
annual Legislative
Action Conference. This annual conference is an exciting
way for you to be involved in directly affecting legislation
on the national level by meeting with your legislators. You
will be a part of a delegation from Washington state that
is comprised of child nutrition professionals like yourself
and our industry partners.
State
WSNA annually plans a State Legislative Action Conference in Olympia each February. This event allows participants to better understand the legislative process and build strong relationships with local legislators regarding issues that impact feeding kids throughout the state. This one-day event is instrumental in allowing Child Nutrition professionals to share stories, the positive impacts, and the importance of legislators' support of Child Nutrition programs.
WSNA is a member of the Alliance of Educational Associations
(AEA), a partnership of Washington educational associations
such as the Washington Association of School Business Officials
(WASBO) and the Washington Association of School Administrators
(WASA). AEA provides, among other things, information and
acts as a positive influence on legislation to create the
best possible educational system for students in Washington
State. During a legislative session, you can read WASA's weekly newsletter here.
Find out what’s currently happening in the Washington State Legislature:
Schedule of committee meetings and their agendas
Update on current bills
WSNA’s Public Policy and Legislation Committee Chairs Lincoln Pierce (Federal) and Tom Ogg (State) are excellent contacts
if you would like more information or have questions regarding
legislative issues.

Click here to find your Washington State legislators.
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