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The City of Stockholm has developed a new food program, "Good food for health, climate, and environment," to replace its previous food strategy. This program aims to promote sustainable and healthy food consumption within the city's operations, such as preschools and elder care, and among residents generally. The Preschool Administration welcomes the program but requests that health aspects for children and young people be given equal weight to environmental and climate perspectives, and also asks for a common dietary data system to ensure consistent implementation.

The City of Stockholm has developed an action plan, based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to strengthen children's rights and influence up to 2030. This plan aims to ensure equal living conditions for all children and counteract discrimination within the city's operations. The Preschool Committee, among other referral bodies, is positive about the plan, believing it will help concretize and develop work on children's rights in the city.

The City Council has made several decisions regarding preschools, after-school care, and out-of-hours childcare. New fee levels for the maximum tariff will be introduced from February 1, 2026. A new school library plan for preschools and schools has also been approved for 2026 onwards, replacing the previous plan.

This matter concerns the reporting of two protocols. The first, from the Preschool Committee's administrative group on February 23, 2026, covered topics like sick leave, office occupancy, future flexible workplaces, and several referrals and decisions regarding Stockholm preschools in 2025, child safety, and state grants. The second protocol is from the joint council for disability issues of the Education Committee, Preschool Committee, and SISAB on February 11, 2026, where discussions included the Student Health Portal, a workshop on school-guardian collaboration, and the risk of children with disabilities being recruited into crime.

This item lists the Service Committee's delegation decisions from December 2025 to February 2026. These internal decisions cover hiring managers for procurement and operations support, purchasing licenses for legal services and rent analysis systems, and applying for EU grants. It also includes the procurement of advertising brokerage services, HR consultants, system support for recruitment tests, coffee machine consumables, office furniture, and food for the emergency stock.

The meeting minutes from January 20th and February 17th, 2026, primarily concern internal reorganizations within the Service Administration. Discussions focused on changes to the Local Planning, Recruitment, and DIT departments to better meet demand and improve the work environment, including establishing new units and recruiting managers. Additionally, the 2025 annual report, procurement of new system support, and plans for competence development and work environment measures were addressed.

This document outlines the 2026 operational plan for the Service Board's recruitment department, aiming to streamline the city's administrative functions and ensure economic stability. The plan focuses on delivering quality-assured recruitment services to preschools, schools, social services, and elder care, while also reducing prices by 1.0 percent through efficiency improvements.

The City Executive Board has referred an action plan for an age-friendly city to the Service Board. This plan aims to ensure older individuals have equal rights and opportunities for societal participation. The Service Board, via Contact Center Stockholm and "Äldre direkt," supports the plan but emphasizes the need for increased resources to handle higher caseloads and develop digital solutions for feedback collection and improved accessibility for seniors.

The City of Stockholm plans to implement a new "food program" to improve the city's food and meals from a health, climate, and preparedness perspective, affecting all city operations including schools and eldercare, and aiming to reduce climate impact from food by 40% by 2030 and decrease meat consumption. While the Service Department welcomes the program, it requests clarifications regarding concepts, goals, and its connection to existing procurement systems.

The Service Committee has decided to procure a new case management system, a crucial tool for the Service Department to fulfill its duties, as the current contract expires in 2027. This procurement, estimated to cost up to 35 million SEK over ten years, will be conducted via a negotiated procedure.

The Service Committee has approved its annual report and financial statements for 2025, showing a surplus of 3.2 million SEK which the committee wishes to transfer to a fund for 2026. Efforts focused on developing the city's administrative functions, procurement, finance, and digitalization, alongside strengthening Stockholm's preparedness capabilities.

Stockholm's municipal primary and upper secondary schools will soon receive new sports equipment, including balls and items for athletics and gymnastics. The current contract expires in February 2026, necessitating a new procurement process. The Director of Education is now assigned responsibility for all decisions related to this procurement, which is estimated to cost approximately 4 million SEK annually.

Liberal councillor Jan Jönsson inquired about how Stockholm schools restrict social media access on iPads and other digital devices during school hours, and any plans for improvement. While technical solutions to block social media during school are currently lacking, tests have indicated no technical obstacles. The Education Administration plans to implement blocking features in 2026 across all digital devices, which may also offer protection against harmful content.

The Liberal Party, represented by Jan Jönsson and others, asked the Education Committee about how Stockholm schools are working to counteract extremist clubs and far-right recruitment among young people. The Education Administration responded that they actively work against hate and violence by, among other things, providing schools with guidance on symbols and recruitment methods, and ensuring school premises are not rented out to extremist groups. Additionally, staff are offered skills development initiatives to identify and manage risk behaviors in students.

Andréa Hedin (M) proposed that Stockholm develop an AI strategy for primary and secondary schools, including a professional development plan for teachers. The Education Administration is positive about the idea, but notes that extensive work is already underway to develop guidelines, approve AI tools, and offer courses for school staff to ensure safe and ethical AI use in education.

The Liberal party proposed that Stockholm City implement a model, similar to UppSam in Uppsala, to better coordinate and strengthen schooling for children in care, including those from other municipalities. The aim is to provide these vulnerable children with more stable schooling. The Education Administration responded that the city already has similar cooperation between social services and schools (the SAMS model) and has introduced school coordinators. The administration is already investigating internally whether parts of the UppSam model can be used in Stockholm and believes the current work with school coordinators should be allowed to establish itself before further large development projects are initiated.

A motion proposes that Stockholm introduce "SAO jobs" (study-motivating work-life orientation) as a new model to help young people enter the labor market. The proposal suggests converting 1,000 existing summer jobs into these SAO jobs, which are a form of year-round employment where young people work part-time alongside their studies, focusing on meaningful tasks and collaboration with the business sector. While the Education Administration agrees on the importance of young people accessing the labor market, they reject converting summer jobs to SAO jobs because they target different age groups (SAO jobs for 8th graders and summer jobs for high school students). However, the Administration notes that a budget mandate already exists for 2026 to pilot the SAO job model in specific focus areas, in collaboration with Stockholm Business Region AB and district administrations.

The Education Committee will comment on a new proposal for Stockholm City's Food Program, which replaces the existing food strategy. The program aims to improve health, the environment, and food preparedness by, among other things, increasing the proportion of organic food to 70 percent and reducing meat consumption in schools. The committee is largely positive but emphasizes that the School Act's requirements for nutritious meals must be met and that a new food procurement agreement is needed to achieve these ambitious goals.

The City Executive Board has developed an action plan for an "age-friendly city," aiming to ensure older citizens have a good life with favorable conditions in Stockholm. While the Education Administration supports the plan, they object to being required to set their own goals and follow-up, as older adults are not their primary target group. They suggest that the requirement to formulate specific activities should only apply to boards and companies directly involved with elderly affairs. The action plan focuses on five areas: participation, collaboration, social inclusion, housing/urban environment, and communication.

The Education Committee presents its 2025 activity report, which indicates a balanced budget and positive development in upper secondary schools, including high student safety. However, not all goals were met regarding primary school student performance and the proportion of organic food in school meals needs improvement. The committee will continue its work to increase school equity, strengthen student health services, and reduce schools' climate impact, including investing in more sustainable school meals and staff professional development.