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Bill 216, Food Literacy for Students Act, 2020

Kramp, Daryl

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Food

Literacy for Students Act, 2020

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Education Act is amended to provide that curriculum

guidelines shall require that courses of study be developed in experiential

food literacy education and healthy eating for every grade from grade 1 through

grade 12. The courses of study must ensure that students are given

opportunities to grow food, prepare food and learn about local foods. Every

board is required to provide instruction in the courses of study and to provide

training and support for teachers and other staff of the board. Completion of

the courses of study are a requirement for obtaining the Ontario secondary school

diploma, the secondary school graduation diploma and the secondary school

honour graduation diploma.

Bill 216 2020

Act to amend the Education Act in respect of food literacy

Preamble

Food

literacy, including experiential or hands-on skills learned in gardens and kitchens,

is critical for making healthy food choices that enable self-reliance and

improve human health. Experiential food literacy and skills instruction in

every grade starting in grade 1 will allow students to learn how to make

healthier food choices that are critical to life-long health.

Requiring

school boards to offer experiential food literacy education will equip Ontario

students with essential life skills and the knowledge and confidence to grow,

prepare and choose healthy food that will support positive health outcomes and

help reduce health care costs.

Therefore,

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part XIII.1 of the Education Act is amended by

adding the following section:

Food

Literacy

Curriculum

(1) Curriculum

guidelines issued by the Minister under paragraph 3 of subsection 8 (1) shall require

that courses of study be developed in experiential food literacy education and

healthy eating for each grade from grade 1 through grade 12.

Same

(2) The

courses of study referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure that students are

given opportunities to grow food, prepare food and learn about local foods.

Same

(3) Every

board shall provide instruction in the courses of study referred to in

subsection (1) and shall provide training and support for teachers and other

staff of the board respecting food literacy education and the assessment of food

literacy education.

Requirement

for secondary school diploma

(4) The

requirements for obtaining the Ontario secondary school diploma, the secondary school

graduation diploma or the secondary school honour graduation diploma shall include

the requirement that the pupil complete the courses of study referred to in

subsection (1).

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Food Literacy for Students

Act, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

October 20, 2020

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

October 20, 2020

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

October 20, 2020

Second Reading

Debated

October 19, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 19, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

October 20, 2020

Mr. Daryl Kramp, Ms. Marit Stiles, Mr. John Fraser, Mr. Dave Smith, Mme France Gélinas, Ms. Goldie Ghamari, Mr. John Vanthof, Mr. David Piccini, Mrs. Robin Martin

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 216

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Education Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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