To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id2936574ef7a544d28976dde374b2824a: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act.
- Section HBA6A37C366EB4B8FA7FBAAB31A1EE8A2: 2. Grants to support efforts to recruit and retain paraprofessionals in schools The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program under which the Secretary...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a program that— provides for the care, development, and education of infants, toddlers, or young children age 5 and under
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