Save Education Jobs Act
Latest action · Oct 27, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Education Jobs Act
This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education.
Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools.
The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Oct 27, 2020 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Oct 27, 2020 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 12, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Dec 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Dec 18, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 18, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Dec 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Dec 18, 2020 |
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 Oct 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 27, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 185, October 27, 2020, page H5711.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 542 | Save Education Jobs Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the establishment of an Education Jobs Fund to retain and create education jobs in communities most impacted by COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Save Education Jobs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Adoption and foster care
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority education
- Preschool education
- Special education
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
