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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 4, 2013)
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.
What just happenedApr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 4, 2013
- Apr 23, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 4, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jan 4, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House