To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies for the recruitment, training, and hiring of 100,000 individuals to serve as school-based resource staff.
Latest action · Mar 22, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires such resource staff to work with students to: (1) reduce the student-to-counseling ratios nationally, in grades 6-12, to an average of one such staff member for every 250 students; (2) help address the mental, emotional, and developmental needs of public school students; and (3) support other school staff and teachers in reaching students early before problems arise, conducting behavioral interventions to improve school discipline, and developing the awareness and skills to identify early warning signs of violence and the need for mental health services.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2001 to Apr 3, 2001; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 6, 2001 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Feb 13, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Feb 26, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 3, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2001 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E125)
- Feb 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E125 | Patsy T. Mink D-HI | Feb 6, 2001 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies for the recruitment, training, and hiring of 100,000 individuals to serve as school-based resource staff.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child mental health services
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational counseling
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to education
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Problem children
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapy
- Recruiting of employees
- School discipline
- School health programs
- School personnel
- School violence
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Social workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House
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