Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-26Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-26 (00)
Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2021 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices).
The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools.
It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.
Cosponsors (14)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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