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HR 3439 110th Congress House

Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate.

Introduced: July 16, 2008 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education DropoutsEconomics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducational accountability
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Educational counselingElementary and secondary educationFederal aid to educationLabor and EmploymentRecruiting of employeesSecondary educationSocial Welfare
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Became law
Sep 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, four-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources.

Expresses the sense of Congress that grantees should provide one additional counselor for every 250 students at risk.

Requires the additional school counselors to serve primarily students identified as being at risk of not graduating in four years.

Makes grantees that demonstrate progress in improving their graduation rates eligible for subsequent grants.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 16, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 5, 2008
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 6, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 1, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 6, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3439: Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3439/
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