S 2653 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2016
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award National Classified School Employee Awards to classified public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through higher education.

ED shall choose an awardee each year, out of nominations received from each state, from one of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraeducator services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3) transportation services, (4) food and nutrition services, (5) custodial and maintenance services, (6) security services, (7) health and student services, (8) technical services, and (9) skilled trades.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2016 to May 17, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAMaria CantwellMay 10, 2016
D-MNAl FrankenMay 17, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2016Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 8, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1519Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees ActRelated billNov 16, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2016Introduced in Senate

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