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Save Education Jobs Act

Introduced: December 18, 2020 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 27, 2020
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Save Education Jobs Act

This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education.

Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools.

The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.

What's happening now October 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 15
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 18, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Dec 18, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 18, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 18, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 18, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Nov 12, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 2, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 2, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 2, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 2, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 2, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 2, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8691: Save Education Jobs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8691/
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