S2451-119

In Committee

Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act

119th Congress Introduced Jul 24, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act. It relies on appropriations, grants, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Education.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act.

Key Policy Areas

Education

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act.

Policy Domains

Education

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 24, 2025

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, …

Jul 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Jul 24, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"minimum wage for paraprofessional and education support staff" §idca3e481201c9461992fc26b27ed261e2

an amount, determined by the State, that all part-time equivalent staff employed by a local educational agency are required by the State to be paid by such agency, and which— is greater than the amount described in subparagraph (B)

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