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SRES 450 118th Congress Senate Education

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.

Introduced: November 6, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Nov 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5361-5362)
Nov 6, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should receive a living wage, have access to affordable health care and health care benefits, and have access to other specified employment benefits and working conditions.

Additionally, in recognition of the importance of collective bargaining in maintaining good working conditions, employers of paraprofessionals and education support staff should engage in good faith negotiations.

What's happening now November 6, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5361-5362)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 14, 2024
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 10, 2024
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 10, 2024
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 2024
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 8, 2024
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 5, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 6, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 450: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-450/
MLA
"S. Res. 450: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-450/.
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S. Res. 450, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-450/.
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[S. Res. 450: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-450/)
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