119th Congress Education
H.R. 7798: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
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Summary
This bill provides certain resources to increase the number of social workers in elementary and secondary schools.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire school social workers.
The bill also establishes a national technical assistance center for school social work to, among other duties, develop strategies for improving the effectiveness of the school social work workforce.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Sylvia Garcia D-TXOriginal
- Hillary Scholten D-MIOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Veronica Escobar D-TX
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History
- Introduced in the House by Gwen Moore.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.