HR 542 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Save Education Jobs Act

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jahana Hayes D-CT

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Latest action · Jan 28, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Feb 7, 2022; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalFeb 1, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 1, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanFeb 1, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyFeb 1, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 1, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 1, 2021
D-INFrank J. MrvanFeb 2, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 2, 2021
D-GALucy McBathFeb 2, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonFeb 23, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 23, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierFeb 23, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 23, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 23, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandFeb 23, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezFeb 23, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMar 8, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoMar 8, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsMar 19, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonApr 5, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchApr 5, 2021
D-MOCori BushApr 14, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverApr 14, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuMay 11, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 1, 2021
D-CATed LieuNov 1, 2021
D-WARick LarsenFeb 7, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2021Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 17, January 28, 2021, page H251.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8691Save Education Jobs ActReintroduction ofOct 27, 2020

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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House

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