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H.R.559: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Feb. 2, 2005
- Latest Major Action March 24, 2005
- See the nine similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
58 (58 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to assist States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, train, and hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers, including additional school counselors, psychologists, and social workers (in order to reduce the student-to-counselor ratios nationally, in elementary and secondary schools, to an average of one school counselor...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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Feb. 2, 2005 |
Introduced in the House by Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) |