House Bill 7037
117th Congress(2021-2022)
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 9, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7037
Congress
117
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
This bill provides certain resources to increase the number of social workers in elementary and secondary schools.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire school social workers.
The bill also establishes a national technical assistance center for school social work to, among other duties, develop strategies for improving the effectiveness of the school social work workforce.
March 9, 2022
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03/09/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/09/2022
Introduced in House
03/08/2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1334)
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 29, 2022 9:48:13 PM