School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
- Last Action
- 3/7/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-07 (00)
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
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.
Cosponsors (6)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Mary Peltola (D-AK)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
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