Healthy and High Performance Schools Act - Summary

• Establishes a Healthy Schools Fund to reimburse schools 10 cents per breakfast and lunch meal meeting nutritional standards, plus 40 cents per reduced-price lunch to eliminate co-payments, and provides $7 per student for breakfast programs in high-poverty schools.

• Requires schools to serve meals meeting strict nutritional standards including limits on saturated fat (under 10%), zero trans fat, and specific sodium limits by August 1, 2022; mandates free breakfast for all students and alternative serving models in high-poverty schools.

• Creates a Farm-to-School Program encouraging locally grown and processed foods with additional 5-cent reimbursement per meal and establishes school gardens with grants available through competitive process.

• Requires minimum physical education of 150 minutes per week (K-5) and 225 minutes per week (6-8) by 2017-2018, with at least 50% of class time devoted to actual physical activity.

• Establishes a 13-member Healthy Youth and Schools Commission to advise on school health, wellness, and nutrition; requires schools to adopt local wellness policies and submit annual school health profiles; mandates use of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies when economically feasible.