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HR 1704 112th Congress House

Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to stu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.

Introduced: September 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Child safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employee of the Year Awards to classified public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.

Requires the Secretary to choose an awardee each year, out of nominations received from each state, from one of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraprofessional services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3) transportation services, (4) food and nutrition services, (5) custodial and maintenance services, (6) security services, (7) health and student services, (8) technical services, and (9) skilled trades.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 26 Republican 1
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Sep 14, 2012
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 14, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 12, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 18, 2012
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 15, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· May 8, 2012
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· May 8, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 25, 2012
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 8, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 16, 2012
Donnelly, Joe
· Feb 16, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Feb 16, 2012
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 16, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 18, 2012
Lance, Leonard
· Jan 18, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Jan 18, 2012
Dent, Charles
· Dec 20, 2011
LEVIN, SANDER
· Dec 20, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Dec 20, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 20, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Dec 14, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Dec 13, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 13, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 6, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 6, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 29, 2011
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 18, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Nov 4, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 4, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Nov 4, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Oct 25, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 25, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Oct 4, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Sep 22, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 20, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 7, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 7, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 7, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 21, 2011
Reichert, David
· Jul 21, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Jul 13, 2011
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 28, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 23, 2011
PASTOR, ED
· Jun 23, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jun 23, 2011
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 23, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1704: Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1704/
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"H.R. 1704: Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1704/.
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