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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate.

USA115th CongressHR-977| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Linda T. Sánchez

Linda T. Sánchez

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
John Garamendi (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, 4-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that grantees should provide one additional counselor for every 250 students at risk. The additional school counselors must serve primarily students identified as being at risk of not graduating in four years. Grantees that demonstrate progress in improving their graduation rates are eligible for subsequent grants.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education

Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate.

USA115th CongressHR-977| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, 4-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that grantees should provide one additional counselor for every 250 students at risk. The additional school counselors must serve primarily students identified as being at risk of not graduating in four years. Grantees that demonstrate progress in improving their graduation rates are eligible for subsequent grants.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Linda T. Sánchez

Linda T. Sánchez

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
John Garamendi (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula