To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool…
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Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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This bill directs the Department of Education to make allotments to state educational agencies to assist states, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies in recruiting and retaining paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Cartwright, Matt
D
Larson, John B.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
McBath, Lucy
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
D
Salinas, Andrea
D
Sorensen, Eric
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Balint, Becca
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
McGarvey, Morgan
D
Budzinski, Nikki
D
Harder, Josh
Nickel, Wiley
D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Wild, Susan
D
Keating, William R.
Allred, Colin
Peltola, Mary
Caraveo, Yadira
D
Craig, Angie
D
Veasey, Marc A.
D
Carson, André
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Crockett, Jasmine
D
Davis, Donald G.
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
Kildee, Daniel
Kilmer, Derek
R
Mace, Nancy
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Mullin, Kevin
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Pocan, Mark
Porter, Katie
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4550: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4550/
"H.R. 4550: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4550/.
H.R. 4550, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4550/.
[H.R. 4550: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4550/)