Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 4, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to grant Recognizing Inspirational School Employees awards to classified school employees, within certain occupational specialties, who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through high school.
ED must annually select an awardee, out of nominations received from states, from any of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraprofessional 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.
The award and recognition provided shall have no monetary value.
ED shall develop uniform national guidelines for evaluating nominations.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2019 to Apr 11, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 4, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Feb 4, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2019Read 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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 276 | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act | Related bill | Apr 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
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