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H.R. 4713

Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act

Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act or the JOE Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to exempt school-based enterprises that are managed as part of a school's curriculum from the nutrition standards for foods sold in schools that are not foods provided under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

Defines a "school-based enterprise" as an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that:

  • provides goods or services to meet the needs of the market;
  • is managed and operated by students as a hands-on learning laboratory;
  • provides realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction;
  • may sell to consumers through a permanent location, a mobile kiosk, or through Internet marketing; and
  • may sell products such as food and beverage items or provide services such as event catering.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3](R-AR)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in HouseMay 21, 2014
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