April 10, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Vining, Hurd, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Subeck and Johnson, cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR20,1,2
1Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition
2Professionals Appreciation Week. AJR20,1,63Whereas, school nutrition professionals are highly skilled professionals with a 4wide array of duties that support students in all aspects of education, including 5preparing and serving food, complying with federal regulations, and managing the 6dietary restrictions of students; and AJR20,1,117Whereas, school meals are an integral part of a school day, and school 8nutrition professionals care deeply about the foods that students eat, work to 9procure locally sourced foods when possible, and spend significant time preparing 10menus to make sure that students have the nutritious foods they need to learn and 11grow; and AJR20,2,212Whereas, school nutrition professionals care deeply about and are committed 13to the health and well-being of students across Wisconsin, forming special
1relationships with students and showing them their care through the meals they 2serve; and AJR20,2,53Whereas, school nutrition professionals teach kids how to select a complete 4meal, encourage them to take fruits and vegetables, and teach kids healthy eating 5habits that last a lifetime; and AJR20,2,86Whereas, the service and environment that school nutrition professionals 7provide to students is the closest part of the school day students have to their home 8life and can be the most comforting aspect of the school day that students have; and AJR20,2,129Whereas, school nutrition professionals work in a fast-paced, labor-intensive 10environment that is physically and emotionally taxing, and their commitment and 11dedication to the well-being of Wisconsin’s students often go underappreciated; 12now, therefore, be it AJR20,2,1513Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of 14the Wisconsin Legislature recognize April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition 15Professionals Appreciation Week; and, be it further AJR20,2,1816Resolved, That the legislature calls upon the people of Wisconsin to express 17their honor, affirmation, love, respect, and gratitude to school nutrition 18professionals everywhere; and, be it further AJR20,2,2019Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall transmit copies of this 20resolution to the governor of Wisconsin.