School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 9, 2022)
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
This bill provides certain resources to increase the number of social workers in elementary and secondary schools.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire school social workers.
The bill also establishes a national technical assistance center for school social work to, among other duties, develop strategies for improving the effectiveness of the school social work workforce.
What just happenedMar 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 9, 2022
- Mar 9, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 9, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2022IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1334)