Save Education Jobs Act This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools. The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Academic performance and assessmentsAdoption and foster careCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLicensing and registrationsMinority educationPreschool educationSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings
Save Education Jobs Act
USA116th CongressHR-8691| House
| Updated: 10/27/2020
Save Education Jobs Act This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools. The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.
Academic performance and assessmentsAdoption and foster careCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLicensing and registrationsMinority educationPreschool educationSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings