H.R. 826 · 109th Congress

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.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-02-15
Latest action
2005-03-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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 percent 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 LEAs' school districts, and that the remainder be allocated on the basis of relative enrollments.