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S. 3681 118th Congress Senate

Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary sch… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: January 30, 2024 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 30, 2024
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 Latest action January 30, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

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.  

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4550 To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofe…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 10, 2024
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 5, 2024
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 30, 2024
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2024
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 30, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3681: Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3681/
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"S. 3681: Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3681/.
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S. 3681, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3681/.
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