教育部長鄭英耀強調營養午餐由地方自主決定 | 台北市全面免費引討論

教育部長鄭英耀強調，營養午餐由地方自主決定。台北市自 115 學年起全面實施公私立國中小營養午餐免費政策，引發各界討論。新北市長侯友宜認為中央應訂定統一標準，而柯文哲則批評該政策為「騙票」手段。

鄭英耀在立法院教育及文化委員會報告中指出，營養午餐屬地權責範疇內的決定事項，教育部尊重地方自主。他同時表示，如果地方需要中央提供協助，樂意配合。報告中提到，現行學校午餐專法仍在研議階段。近年來，透過跨部會及相關單位的努力，國產可溯源食材覆蓋率已達 98.99%。

此外，鄭英耀指出，在中央財政下放的情況下，確保供餐品質的穩定性是一大挑戰。教育部將研擬並公告學校午餐相關人力配置原則，作為地方政府編列預算與人力的參考依據。通過專案輔導及資訊揭露，逐步穩定學校午餐專業人力，促進人員長留久任。

台北市長蔣萬安宣佈自 115 學年度起全面免費營養午餐，基隆市亦跟進此政策；而新北市長侯友宜則要求中央訂定統一標準。柯文哲批評台北市政府推動的免費午餐為「騙選票」手段，但鄭英耀表示，從教育部角度看，地方自主是尊重之事，並無證據顯示該政策為騙票手段。

EDUCATION MINISTER CHENG YING-YAO STRESSED THAT SCHOOL LUNCHES ARE DECIDED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. TAIPEI CITY HAS ANNOUNCED A COMPREHENSIVE FREE NUTRITION LUNCH POLICY FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FROM THE 115-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, GENERATING DISCUSSIONS. HO YU-HUI, MAYOR OF NEW TAIPEI CITY, INVOKED THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH UNIFIED STANDARDS. KOE WEN-CHIA, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S PIONEERS PARTY, CRITICIZED THE POLICY AS "VOTING WITH CROWD" MEANINGLESSNESS.

CHENG YING-YAO REPORTED AT THE EDUCATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT, INDICATING THAT SCHOOL LUNCHES ARE LOCAL AFFAIRS UNDER LOCAL AUTONOMY. THE MINISTRY RESPECTS LOCAL DECISION-MAKING BUT IS WILLING TO HELP WHERE APPROPRIATE. THE SCHOOL LUNCH SPECIFIC ACT IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. IN RECENT YEARS, THROUGH EFFORTS OF CROSS-MINISTERIAL AND RELATED AGENCIES, THE USE OF NATIVE-ORIGIN TRACEABLE INGREDIENTS FOR SCHOOL MEALS HAS COVERED 98.99% OF SCHOOLS.

CHENG YING-YAO ALSO MENTIONED CHALLENGES INCLUDING THE VARYING LEVELS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR LUNCH HUMAN RESOURCES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STABILIZE AND RETAIN STAFF. TO ENSURE QUALITY FOOD IS PROVIDED WITHOUT DISTURBANCE BY POLITICAL CYCLES, THE MINISTRY WILL WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AND HEALTHY MEALS.

THE MINISTRY INTENDS TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR LUNCH STAFFING ALLOCATIONS AS REFERENCE FOR LOCAL BUDGETS AND PERSONNEL PLANNING. THROUGH SPECIAL TUTORIALS AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, THE STABILITY OF LUNCH STAFF CAN BE ENHANCED TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS AND EFFECTIVE MEAL SERVING.

TAIPEI MAYOR IC WAN-AN ANNOUNCED THAT ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TAIPEI CITY WOULD PROVIDE FREE NUTRITION LUNCHES FROM THE 115-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, FOLLOWED BY KEELUNG CITY. HO YU-HUI INVOKED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE UNIFIED STANDARDS. KOE WEN-CHIA CRITICIZED IC WAN-AN'S FREE LUNCH POLICY AS VOTING WITH CROWD MANIPULATION. CHENG YING-YAO SUGGESTS THAT SUCH A POLICY IS RESPECTFUL OF LOCAL AUTONOMY AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CLAIM OF VOTING WITH CROWD.