Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2021

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Bill Number

S 729

Introduced

Mar 11, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Adoption and foster care Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Congressional oversight Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign language and bilingual programs Homelessness and emergency shelter Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Juvenile crime and gang violence Mental health Minority education Rural conditions and development Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula

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Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2021

This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education must award grants to eligible entities (e.g., state and local educational agencies) to address students' academic, social, emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical health needs related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

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Mar 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 11, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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