US Congress House Bill 981 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, four-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources. The additional school counselors must primarily serve students identified as being at risk of not graduating in four years. Grantees that demonstrate progress in improving their graduation rates shall be eligible for subsequent grants.

Put School Counselors Where They’re Needed Act

Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-02-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/981/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr981/BILLS-116hr981ih.pdf