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- H.R.209
H.R.209: To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Jan. 4, 2007
- Latest Major Action May 9, 2007
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to states for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children. Requires that 80% of a state's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the basis of relative numbers of children from families with incomes below the poverty line residing in their school districts, and that the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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| Jan. 4, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.) |