To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to states for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Requires that 80% of a state's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the basis of relative numbers of children from families with incomes below the poverty line residing in their school districts, and that the remainder be allocated on the basis of relative enrollments.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 8, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Dec 8, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
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