H.R. 209
To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsor
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 209
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Jan 4, 2013
- Policy Area
- Education
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to states for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
Requires that 80% of a state's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's proportion of low-income schoolchildren in the state, and that the remainder be allocated on the basis of each LEA's proportion of the overall population of schoolchildren in the state.
Education and the Workforce Committee
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2013